John Zaborszky
John Zaborszky | |
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Born | Budapest |
May 13, 1914
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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 (1986) |
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3] He joined UMR as an assistant professor upon his arrival and in 1954 moved to St. Louis to join Washington University.[3] In 1974, he founded and was first chairman of the Systems Science Department.[3] He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1984.