Nationality Swedish Died July 7, 2014 Doctoral students Lars Hormander Role Mathematician | Name Lars Garding Alma mater Lund University | |
Known for Partial differential equationsGarding–Wightman axioms Books Encounter with mathematics, Algebra for computer science, Singularities in Linear Wave Pro, Cauchy\'s problem for hyperboli, Some points of analysis | ||
Lars Gårding (7 March 1919 – 7 July 2014) was a Swedish mathematician. He has made notable contributions to the study of partial differential equations and partial differential operators. He was a professor of mathematics at Lund University in Sweden 1952 - 1984. Together with Marcel Riesz, he was a thesis advisor for Lars Hörmander.
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Biography
Gårding was born in Hedemora, Sweden but grew up in Motala, where his father was an engineer at the plant. He began to study mathematics in Lund in 1937 with the first intention of becoming an actuary.
His doctorate thesis was first on group representations in 1944, but in the following years he changed his research focus to the theory of partial differential equations. He hold the professorship of mathematics at Lund University in 1952 until retirement in 1984.
His interest was not limited to mathematics, and also in art, literature and music. He played the violin and the piano. Further, he published a book on bird songs and calls in 1987, a result of his interest in bird watching.
Gårding was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1953.
Gårding died on 7 July 2014, aged 95.