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Takashi Ono (mathematician)

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Takashi Ono (小野 孝, Ono Takashi, born 18 December 1928) is a retired Japanese-born American mathematician, specializing in number theory and algebraic groups.

Early life and education

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Ono was born in Nishinomiya, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in 1958 at Nagoya University.[1]

Career

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Ono immigrated to the United States after receiving an invitation from J. Robert Oppenheimer to work at the Institute for Advanced Study with a fellowship for the two academic years from 1959 to 1961[2] and then went to the University of British Columbia to work as an assistant professor of mathematics[3] from 1961 to 1964. From 1964 to 1969 Ono was a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1969 to his retirement in 2011, he was a professor at Johns Hopkins University. In 1966 he was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Moscow.[2] In 2012 he was elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[4]

Personal life

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Ono's youngest son, Ken Ono, is also a mathematician[5] and professor at the University of Virginia as well as a former triathlete.[6] His middle son, Santa J. Ono, is serving as the 15th President of the University of Michigan (previously the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia) and is a biomedical researcher. His eldest son, Momoro Ono, is a music professor at Creighton University.[7]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ Takashi Ono at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ a b "Ono, Takashi". IAS.edu. Institute for Advanced Study. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Inauguration Address | Office of the President". president.umich.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. ^ "10 from JHU among inaugural fellows of American Mathematical Society". JHU.edu. Johns Hopkins University. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
  5. ^ Johnson, Mike (13 March 2007). "A flash of insight brings answers". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Ono, Ken. "About Me". Emory.edu. Department of Mathematics, Emory University. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Dr. Momoro Ono". Creighton.edu. Fine and Performing Arts, Creighton University. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
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