Citizenship American | Name John Zaborszky | |
Born May 13, 1914Budapest ( 1914-05-13 ) Institutions Alma mater Royal Hungarian Technological University Died February 11, 2008, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Notable awards | ||
Residence United States of America Notable students Michael J. Wendl | ||
John Zaborszky (May 13, 1914 – February 11, 2008) was a noted Hungarian applied mathematician and a professor in the Department of Systems Science and Mathematics, Washington University. He received the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award in 1986.
Biography
Zaborszky earned a master's degree and PhD in 1937 and 1943, respectively, "under auspices of the Regent of Hungary" from the Technical University of Budapest. He continued as a docent at that institution and was chief engineer of the city's municipal power system before emigrating to America in 1947. He joined UMR as an assistant professor upon his arrival and in 1954 moved to St. Louis to join Washington University. In 1974, he founded and was first chairman of the Systems Science Department. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1984.