Hans Lewy (October 20, 1904 – August 23, 1988) was an American mathematician, known for his work on partial differential equations.

He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland). He was awarded a Wolf Prize in Mathematics in 1986.

See also

* Lewy's example
* Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition

External links

* O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Hans Lewy", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Lewy.html .
* Guide to the Hans Lewy Papers at The Bancroft Library