David Preiss FRS (born January 21, 1947) is a Czech and British mathematician, specializing in
mathematical analysis
Analysis is the branch of mathematics dealing with continuous functions, limit (mathematics), limits, and related theories, such as Derivative, differentiation, Integral, integration, measure (mathematics), measure, infinite sequences, series (m ...
.
He is a
professor
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...
of
mathematics at the
University of Warwick
, mottoeng = Mind moves matter
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £7.0 million (2021)
, budget = £698.2 million (2020â ...
Preiss is a recipient of the
Ostrowski Prize
The Ostrowski Prize is a mathematics award given every odd year for outstanding mathematical achievement judged by an international jury from the universities of Basel, Jerusalem, Waterloo and the academies of Denmark and the Netherlands. Alexan ...
(2011)
and the winner of the 2008
London Mathematical Society Pólya Prize for his 1987 result on ''Geometry of Measures'', where he solved the remaining problem in the geometric theoretic structure of sets and
measures
Measure may refer to:
* Measurement, the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event
Law
* Ballot measure, proposed legislation in the United States
* Church of England Measure, legislation of the Church of England
* Measu ...
in
Euclidean space
Euclidean space is the fundamental space of geometry, intended to represent physical space. Originally, that is, in Euclid's ''Elements'', it was the three-dimensional space of Euclidean geometry, but in modern mathematics there are Euclidean ...
.
He was an invited speaker at the ICM 1990 in Kyoto.
He is a
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathemat ...
(2004) and a Foreign Fellow of the
Learned Society of the Czech Republic (2003).
He is associate editor of the mathematical journal ''
Real Analysis Exchange''.
Editorial Board
''Real Analysis Exchange''. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
Publications
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References
External links
David Preiss webpage at University of Warwick
1947 births
Living people
English mathematicians
Academics of the University of Warwick
Fellows of the Royal Society
Measure theorists
Functional analysts
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