GEORGE D. MOSTOW

1923 - 2017

George Daniel Mostow, 93, of 200 Leeder Hill Dr., Hamden, CT, died at his home on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Prof. Mostow was a mathematician renowned for his contributions to Lie Theory including the Mostow Rigidity Theorem, culminating in being awarded the 2013 Wolf Prize in Mathematics "for his fundamental and pioneering contribution to geometry and Lie group theory." A Yale professor since 1961, he had been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1974, Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. from 1982 to 1992, and the 49th President of the American Mathematical Society (1987-1988). In 1993 he was awarded the AMS Leroy P Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research for his book Strong Rigidity of Locally Symmetric Spaces. He was the devoted husband of Sidnie Feit and the late Evelyn (Davidoff) Mostow, and beloved father of Mark Mostow(Rika), Jack Mostow (Janet ), Carol Mostow (John Bowen), and Jonathan Mostow, and step-father to Paul Feit and Alexandra Feit (Bud Barber). Cherished Grandfather of Shai, Ellen, Tamar, Melody, Emily, Anya, Nathan, Ari, Sarah, and Gabrielle, he also is survived by 19 Great-Grandchildren. He will be remembered always for his kindness and respect for all and his devout appreciation for all of creation. Born in Boston, MA., July 4, 1923, he was the son of immigrant parents, the late Isaac & Ida (Rotman) Mostow and brother to Jechiel and Morton. Growing up poor and religious in the Roxbury and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston, Dan attended Boston Latin School and Hebrew College before attending Harvard on scholarship for 3 years , graduating early to teach math for navigation to air force pilots. His own brother Jechiel, an air force bombardier had been shot down earlier in the war. Dan went on to get his PhD at Harvard , followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton and appointments at Syracuse, Johns Hopkins and Yale. Funeral Services will be held at Congregation B'nai Jacob, 75 Rimmon Rd., Woodbridge THURSDAY afternoon, April 6th at 2:00 o'clock with Interment Services to follow at the B'nai Jacob Memorial Park, 200 Wintergreen Ave., New Haven. Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, 80 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06510 or to the charity of one's choice. A Period of Mourning will be observed at Whitney Center South, 200 Leeder Hill Dr., Apt. 2412, Hamden on Thursday following the funeral services and on Friday, 1p.m.-3:30p.m., Saturday, 6:30p.m.-8p.m., Sunday, 1p.m.-3p.m. Funeral Arrangements in care of Robert E. Shure Funeral Home, New haven. To sign an on-line registry book or to leave a message of condolence, please visit: www.shurefuneralhome.com