Paul Halmos

Paul Halmos
Born	Paul Richard Halmos (1916-03-03)3 March 1916 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	2 October 2006(2006-10-02) (aged 90) Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Nationality	Hungarian American
Alma mater	University of Illinois
Awards	Chauvenet Prize (1947) Lester R. Ford Award (1971,1977) Leroy P. Steele Prize (1983)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Syracuse University University of Chicago University of Michigan Indiana University Santa Clara University
Doctoral advisor	Joseph L. Doob
Doctoral students	Errett Bishop Bernard Galler Donald Sarason V. S. Sunder Peter Rosenthal

Paul Richard Halmos (Hungarian: Halmos Pál; 3 March 3 1916 – 2 October 2006) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and probabilist who made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces). He was also recognized as a great mathematical expositor. He has been described as one of The Martians.^[1]