Percy Deift

Percy Alec Deift
Born (1945-09-10) September 10, 1945
Durban, South Africa
Alma materPrinceton University (Ph.D.)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsCourant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
Thesis Classical Scattering Theory with a Trace Condition  (1977)
Doctoral advisorBarry 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.