Pierre van Moerbeke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pierre van Moerbeke

mathematician

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1944

Place of Birth: Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Pierre van Moerbeke (born 1 October 1944 in Leuven, Belgium) is a Belgian mathematician.
He studied mathematics at the Catholic University of Leuven, where he received his degree in 1966.
He then obtained a PhD in mathematics at Rockefeller University, New York City (1972).
He is a professor of mathematics at Brandeis University (United States) and the UCL.
He studies non-linear differential equations and partial differential equations, with soliton behavior.
In 1988, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Exact Sciences.