Laurence Chisholm Young, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Laurence Chisholm Young

mathematician

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1905

Place of Birth: Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Dec-2000

Profession: mathematician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Laurence Chisholm Young (14 July 1905 – 24 December 2000) was a British mathematician known for his contributions to measure theory, the calculus of variations, optimal control theory, and potential theory.
He was the son of William Henry Young and Grace Chisholm Young, both prominent mathematicians.
He moved to the US in 1949 but never sought American citizenship. The concept of Young measure is named after him: he also introduced the concept of the generalized curve and a concept of generalized surface which later evolved in the concept of varifold.
The Young integral also is named after him and has now been generalised in the theory of rough paths.