Serge Lang

1927 - 2005

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Serge Lang was a French-born mathematician who spent most of his life in the USA. He is best-known for his outstanding undergraduate text-books.
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List of References (7 books/articles)

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Additional Material in MacTutor

  1. Serge Lang - Algebra
  2. Serge Lang - A first course in calculus

Honours awarded to Serge Lang
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AMS Cole Prize in Algebra1960
AMS Colloquium Lecturer1981
British Mathematical Colloquium plenary speaker1993
AMS Steele Prize1999

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