John Zaborszky

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John Zaborszky
Born May 13, 1914(1914-05-13)
Budapest
Died February 11, 2008(2008-02-11) (aged 93)
St. Louis, Missouri
Residence United States
Citizenship American
Fields Control theory
Institutions Washington University in St. Louis (1956-2008) Missouri University of Science and Technology
Alma mater Royal Hungarian Technological University
Notable students Michael Wendl
Notable awards Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award

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.

[edit] 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.[1] He joined Washington University in 1956 and was founding chairman of the Systems Science Department.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gregory, J. (1980) Who's Who in Engineering, 4th ed., American Association of Engineering Societies.

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