James Ax, Date of Birth, Date of Death

James Ax

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1937

Date of Death: 11-Jun-2006

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Burton Ax (10 January 1937 – 11 June 2006) was an American mathematician who proved several results in algebra and number theory by using model theory.
He shared, with Simon B.
Kochen, the seventh Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory, which was awarded for a series of three joint papers on Diophantine problems.