Richard Courant
- Born: January 8, 1888 (Lublinitz, Germany)
- Died: January 27, 1972 (New York, New York)
Education
- 1910: PhD, Univerity of Göttingen
- 1912: Habilitation, Univerity of Göttingen
Major Positions
- 1912–1918: University of Göttingen, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- 1919–1920: University of Münster, Professor
- 1921–1933: University of Göttingen, Professor and Director of the Mathematics Institute
- 1923–1934: Cambridge University, Visiting Lecturer
- 1934–1936: New York University, Visiting Professor
- 1936–1958: New York University, Professor of Mathematics
- 1958–1972: New York University, Emeritus Professor and Science Advisor
Other Positions
- 1936–1958: New York University, Director, Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- 1936–1958: New York University, Head, Department of Mathematics
Selected Awards and Honors
Oral History Interviews
- 1962: Available Online
Published Resources
Peter D. Lax, "Richard Courant: 1888-1972", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
Constance Reid, Courant in Göttingen and New York: The Story of an Improbable Mathematician (New York: Springer-Verlag, 1976)
Frank Williamson, Jr., "Richard Courant and the Finite Element Method: A Further Look," Historia Mathematica 7 (1980): 369-378
