Biography:John Zaborszky

Short description: Hungarian control theorist (1914–2008)

John Zaborszky
Born	(1914-05-13)May 13, 1914 Budapest
Died	February 11, 2008(2008-02-11) (aged 93) St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Royal Hungarian Technological University
Awards	Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1986)
Scientific career
Fields	Control theory
Institutions	Washington University in St. Louis (1956–2008) Missouri University of Science and Technology
Notable students	Michael 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. 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. 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. He was an assistant professor at UMR and in 1954 moved to St. Louis to join Washington University. In 1974, he founded and was first chairman of the Systems Science Department. 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).

External links

• John Zaborszky at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• Washington University Obituary
• Zaborszky Distinguished Lecture Series
• National Academy of Engineering: John Zaborszky