Irving Segal
- Born: September 18, 1918 (New York, New York)
- Died: August 30, 1998 (Lexington, Massachusetts)
Education
- 1937: AB, Princeton University
- 1940: PhD, Yale University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1941–1941: Harvard University, Instructor in Mathematics
- 1941–1943: Princeton University, Research Associate
- 1943–1945: United States Army, Soldier and Researcher, Aberdeen Proving Ground
- 1945–1948: Institute for Advanced Study, Research Assistant
- 1948–1953: University of Chicago, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- 1953–1957: University of Chicago, Associate Professor of Mathematics
- 1957–1960: University of Chicago, Associate Professor of Mathematics
- 1960–1989: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Mathematics
- 1989–1998: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Other Positions
- 1953–1954: Columbia University, Visiting Associate Professor
- 1965–1965: University of Paris, Visiting Professor
- 1971–1972: Lund University, Visiting Professor
Selected Awards and Honors
Published Resources
John C. Baez, Edwin F. Beschler, Leonard Gross, Bertram Kostant, Edward Nelson, Michèle Vergne, and Arthur S. Wightman, "Irving Ezra Segal (1918-1998)," Notices of the American Mathematical Society June/July (1999): 659-668.
