Laurence Chisholm Young

Laurence Chisholm Young
Born	(1905-07-14)July 14, 1905 Göttingen
Died	December 24, 2000(2000-12-24) (aged 95) Madison, Wisconsin
Institutions	Trinity College, Cambridge University of Cape Town University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Campinas IMPA
Alma mater	Cambridge University
Doctoral students	Wendell Fleming
Known for	Calculus of variations, real analysis
Notable awards	Isaac Newton Studentship (1930) Honorary degree from Paris Dauphine University (1984)

Laurence Chisholm Young (14 July 1905 – 24 December 2000) was an American mathematician known for his contributions to measure theory, the calculus of variations, optimal control theory, and potential theory. He was the son of William Henry Young and Grace Chisholm Young, both prominent mathematicians.

The concept of Young measure is named after him: he also introduced the concept of the generalized curve and a concept of generalized surface which later evolved in the concept of varifold. The Young integral (Young (1936)) also is named after him and has now been generalised in the theory of rough paths.

Laurence Chisholm Young was born in Göttingen, the fifth of the six children of William Henry Young and Grace Chisholm Young.

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