Percy Deift
| Percy Alec Deift | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1945 Durban, South Africa | 
| Alma mater | Princeton University (Ph.D.) | 
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics | 
| Institutions | Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU | 
| Thesis | Classical Scattering Theory with a Trace Condition (1977) | 
| Doctoral advisor | Barry Simon | 
Percy Alec Deift (born September 10, 1945) is a mathematician known for his work on spectral theory, integrable systems, random matrix theory and Riemann–Hilbert problems.