Lennart Carleson
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Summary
Lennart Carleson was born on March 18, 1928[1], in Stockholm[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (474 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Child: Caspar Carleson[7]
- Country of citizenship: Sweden[8]
- Field of work: mathematics[9], Fourier series[10], harmonic analysis[11], complex analysis[12]
- Position held: professor emeritus[13]
- Employer: University of California, Los Angeles[14]
- Doctoral advisor: Arne Beurling[15]
- Award received: doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki[16], Leroy P. Steele Prize[17], doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University[18], Wolf Prize in Mathematics[19], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[20], Lomonosov Gold Medal[21], Sylvester Medal[22], Abel Prize[23], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[24], honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology[25]
- Member of: French Academy of Sciences[26], Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[27], National Academy of Sciences[28], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[29], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[30], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[31], Russian Academy of Sciences[32], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[33], Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters[34], Academia Europaea[35], Royal Society[36], American Mathematical Society[37], Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters[38]
- Sex or gender: male[39]
- Family: Carleson family[40]
- Doctoral student: Svante Janson[41], Bengt Rosén[42], Ingemar Wik[43], Warwick Tucker[44], Kurt Johansson[45], Kjell-Ove Widman[46], Sonja Lyttkens[47], Hans Wallin[48], Lars Inge Hedberg[49], Per Sjölin[50], Arne Nordlander[51], Hans Brolin[52], Kersti Haliste[53], Ingemar Lind[54]
- Commons category: Lennart Carleson[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Lennart Carleson include Carleson's theorem[56], a theorem[57] and Carleson measure[58], a mathematical concept[59].
Why It Matters
Lennart Carleson has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for him include Carleson's theorem[56], a theorem[57] and Carleson measure[58], a mathematical concept[59].
His notable doctoral advisees include Warwick Tucker[62], a mathematician[63], b. 1970[64], of Australia[65], awarded the Moore prize[66], specialised in dynamical system[67]; Svante Janson[68], a mathematician[69], b. 1955[70], of Sweden[71], awarded the Wallenberg Prize[72], specialised in mathematical analysis[73]; and Sonja Lyttkens[74], a docent[75], 1919–2014[76], of Sweden[77], specialised in mathematics[78].
FAQs
Where was Lennart Carleson born?
Lennart Carleson was born in Stockholm[2].
What did Lennart Carleson do for work?
Lennart Carleson worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5].
What awards did Lennart Carleson receive?
Honors received include doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki[16], Leroy P. Steele Prize[17], doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University[18], and Wolf Prize in Mathematics[19].