Pierre van Moerbeke

Pierre van Moerbeke is a retired Belgian mathematician. He studies non-linear differential equations and partial [differential equation]s, with soliton behavior. The Volterra lattice, also called the Kac-van Moerbeke lattice, is named for him.

Education and career

Van Moerbeke studied mathematics at the Catholic [University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Leuven], where he received his degree in 1966. He then obtained a PhD in mathematics at Rockefeller University, New York City. Formerly a professor of mathematics at Brandeis University and the Catholic University of Leuven, he has retired to become a professor emeritus at Brandeis.

Recognition

In 1988, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Exact Sciences.