Robert V. Kohn
Robert Vita Kohn | |
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Kohn in 1984 | |
| Born | October 5, 1953 |
| Died | January 12, 2026 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Princeton University |
| Known for | Caffarelli–Kohn–Nirenberg inequalities |
| Awards | Sloan Research Fellow (1984) ICM Plenary Lecturer (2006) AMS Fellow (2012) Leroy P. Steele Prize (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick J. Almgren Jr. |
| Doctoral students | |
Robert Vita Kohn (October 5, 1953 – January 12, 2026) was an American mathematician who worked on partial differential equations, calculus of variations, mathematical materials science and mathematical finance. He was a professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.