Patrick X. Gallagher

Patrick X. Gallagher
Born(1935-01-02)January 2, 1935
Elizabeth, New Jersey, US
DiedMarch 30, 2019(2019-03-30) (aged 84)
Alma materHarvard University
Princeton University
Known forlarge sieve
larger sieve
AwardsColumbia University Presidential Teaching Award (2005)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsColumbia University
Barnard College
Institute for Advanced Study
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor
Donald C. Spencer
Doctoral students
Dorian M. Goldfeld

Patrick Ximenes Gallagher (January 2, 1935 – March 30, 2019) was an American mathematician who pioneered large sieve theory and invented the larger sieve.

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