▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁– ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁control ▁the or ist ▁and ▁professor ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁Z ames ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁fundamental ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁robust ▁control , ▁and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁various ▁well - known ▁results ▁such ▁as ▁small - g ain ▁theorem , ▁pass ivity ▁theorem , ▁circle ▁criter ion ▁in ▁input – output ▁form , ▁and ▁most ▁fam ously , ▁H - in fin ity ▁methods . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Child hood ▁George ▁Z ames ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁Ł ód ź , ▁Poland ▁to ▁a ▁Jewish ▁family . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁Z ames ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁escaped ▁the ▁city ▁at ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁K obe ▁( J apan ), ▁ ▁through ▁Lith u ania ▁and ▁Si ber ia , ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁the ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁International ▁S ett lement ▁in ▁Shang hai . ▁Z ames ▁indicated ▁later ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁o we ▁their ▁lives ▁to ▁the ▁trans it ▁vis a ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Cons ul ▁to ▁Lith u ania , ▁Chi une ▁Sug ih ara . ▁In ▁Shang hai , ▁Z ames ▁continued ▁his ▁school ing , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Canada . ▁