Alberto Calderón

Alberto Pedro Calderón (September 14, 1920 – April 16, 1998) was an Argentinian mathematician. His name is associated with the University of Buenos Aires, but first and foremost with the University of Chicago, where Calderón and his mentor, the analyst Antoni Zygmund, developed the theory of singular integral operators. This created the "Chicago School of (hard) Analysis" (sometimes simply known as the "Calderón-Zygmund School").

Alberto Calderón
Born(1920-09-14)September 14, 1920
Mendoza, Argentina
DiedApril 16, 1998(1998-04-16) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Known forPartial differential equations
Singular integral operators
Interpolation spaces
Spouses
Mabel Molinelli Wells
(m. 1950; died 1985)
    (m. 1989)
    Children2
    AwardsBôcher Memorial Prize (1979)
    Leroy P. Steele Prize (1989)
    Wolf Prize (1989)
    Steele Prize (1989)
    National Medal of Science (1991)
    Scientific career
    FieldsMathematics
    Doctoral advisorAntoni Zygmund
    Doctoral studentsIrwin Bernstein
    Michael Christ
    Miguel de Guzmán
    Carlos Kenig
    Cora Sadosky

    Calderón's work ranged over a wide variety of topics: from singular integral operators to partial differential equations, from interpolation theory to Cauchy integrals on Lipschitz curves, from ergodic theory to inverse problems in electrical prospection. Calderón's work has also had a powerful impact on practical applications including signal processing, geophysics, and tomography.

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