Peter Lawrence Montgomery (September 25, 1947 – February 18, 2020) was an American mathematician.
He was born in San Francisco, California.
He widely published in the more mathematical area in the field of cryptography.
He was a researcher in the cryptography group at Microsoft Research.
In 1992, he was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles for his work to elliptic curve method of factorization.

Montgomery died in Thailand on February 18, 2020.
He was 72.
Peter Lawrence Montgomery (September 25, 1947 – February 18, 2020) was an American mathematician. He was born in San Francisco, California. He widely published in the more mathematical area in the field of cryptography. He was a researcher in the cryptography group at Microsoft Research. In 1992, he was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles for his work to elliptic curve method of factorization.
Montgomery died in Thailand on February 18, 2020. He was 72.
Peter Montgomery (mathematician)