Lanczos, C. 1952-53 Visiting Professor; 1954-68 Professor; 1968-74 Emeritus Professor
Born 1893 Szekesfesherver, Hungary. Ph.D. 1921 Szeged.
Appointments: Lect., Freiburg 1921-24; Lect., Frankfurt 1924-31; Prof., Purdue 1931-46. Senior Engineer, Boeing Company, Seattle 1946-49; Mathematician, National Bureau of Standards, UCLA 1949-53. Memberships: Fellow American Physical Society; Member Royal Irish Academy. Honours: Chauvenet Prize, 1960. Honorary Doctorate, TCD and Goethe University, Frankfurt.
Died 1974.
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Lanczos, C.
Lanczos, C. 1952-53 Visiting Professor; 1954-68 Professor; 1968-74 Emeritus Professor
Born 1893 Szekesfesherver, Hungary. Ph.D. 1921 Szeged.
Appointments: Lect., Freiburg 1921-24; Lect., Frankfurt 1924-31; Prof., Purdue 1931-46. Senior Engineer, Boeing Company, Seattle 1946-49; Mathematician, National Bureau of Standards, UCLA 1949-53. Memberships: Fellow American Physical Society; Member Royal Irish Academy. Honours: Chauvenet Prize, 1960. Honorary Doctorate, TCD and Goethe University, Frankfurt.
Died 1974.
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