John Zaborszky

John Zaborszky
Born(1914-05-13)May 13, 1914
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
DiedFebruary 11, 2008(2008-02-11) (aged 93)
St. Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRoyal Hungarian Technological University
AwardsRichard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1986)
Scientific career
FieldsControl theory
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis (1956–2008) Missouri University of Science and Technology
Notable studentsMichael Wendl

John Zaborszky (May 13, 1914 – February 11, 2008) was a noted Hungarian-born applied mathematician and a professor in the Department of systems science and mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis. He received the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award in 1986.[1] He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1984.

Biography

Zaborszky earned a master's degree and PhD in 1937 and 1943, respectively, "under auspices of the Regent of Hungary" from the Technical University of Budapest.[2] He continued as a docent at that institution and was chief engineer of the city's municipal power system before emigrating to the United States in 1947.[3] He was an assistant professor at UMR and in 1954 moved to St. Louis to join Washington University.[3] In 1974, he founded and was first chairman of the Systems Science Department.[3] He was the 1970 President of the IEEE Control Systems Society and he received its Distinguished Member Award in 1983. He was an IEEE Fellow and was elected to Eta Kappa Nu (ΗΚΝ).

References

  1. ^ "Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award". American Automatic Control Council. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Gregory, J. (1980) Who's Who in Engineering, 4th ed., American Association of Engineering Societies.
  3. ^ a b c Mukai, H. and Tarn, T.J. (2008) John Zaborszky (1914–2008), IEEE Control Systems Magazine, 28(3), 106-107.