Takashi Ono (mathematician)

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

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

Career

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

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

References

  1. Takashi Ono at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. "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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