Mathematician:Hillel Furstenberg

Mathematician

Israeli mathematician famous for his proof, using techniques from topology, on the infinitude of primes.

Wolf Prize

Hillel Furstenberg was awarded a Wolf Prize for Mathematics in $\text {2006/07}$:

For his profound contributions to ergodic theory, probability, topological dynamics, analysis on symmetric spaces and homogeneous flows.

Abel Prize

Hillel Furstenberg was awarded an Abel Prize with Grigory Aleksandrovich Margulis in $\text {2020}$:

For pioneering the use of methods from probability and dynamics in group theory, number theory and combinatorics.

Nationality

Israeli, German-born

History

• Born: September 29, 1935, Berlin

Theorems and Definitions

• Furstenberg Compactification
• Furstenberg's Proof of Infinitude of Primes

• Furstenberg Topology

Results named for Hillel Furstenberg can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Hillel Furstenberg can be found here.

Also known as

In Hebrew: הלל (הארי) פורסטנברג‎)

Known informally as Harry.