About David Milman
Lived 1913 – 1982 (aged 69). David Milman was a Russian and Israeli mathematician.
David Pinhusovich Milman (; 15 January 1912 in Chechelnyk near Vinnytsia – 12 July 1982 in Tel Aviv) was a Soviet and later Israeli mathematician specializing in functional analysis. He was one of the major figures of the Soviet school of functional analysis. In the 70s he emigrated to Israel and was on the faculty of Tel Aviv University.
Milman is known for his development of functional analysis methods, particularly in operator theory, in close connection with concrete problems coming from mathematical physics, in particular differential equations and normal modes. The Krein–Milman theorem and the Milman–Pettis theorem are named after him.
Milman received his Ph.D. from Odessa State University in 1939 under direction of Mark Krein.
He is the father of the mathematicians Vitali Milman and Pierre Milman; and the grandfather to the mathematician Emanuel Milman and biochemist Pavel Milman.
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Who was David Milman?
Ukrainian-born Israeli mathematician
When was David Milman born?
David Milman was born on 15 January 1913 in Chechelnyk.
When did David Milman die?
David Milman died on 12 July 1982 in Tel Aviv.
What was David Milman's occupation?
David Milman was a mathematician.
What nationality was David Milman?
David Milman was Russian and Israeli.
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