Hans Grauert
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Hans Grauert was a German
mathematician. He is known for major works on several complex variables
, complex manifold
s and the application of sheaf theory in this area, which influenced later work in algebraic geometry
. Together with Reinhold Remmert
he established and developed the theory of complex space
s. He became Professor at the University of Göttingen in 1958, as successor to C. L. Siegel. The lineage of this chair traces back through an eminent line of mathematicians: Weyl
, Hilbert
, Riemann
, and ultimately to Gauss
. Until his death, he was professor emeritus at Göttingen.
Grauert was awarded a fellowship of the Leopoldina
.
before studying for a semester at the University of Mainz in 1949, and then at the University of Münster
, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1954.
Germany
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mathematician. He is known for major works on several complex variables
Several complex variables
The theory of functions of several complex variables is the branch of mathematics dealing with functionson the space Cn of n-tuples of complex numbers...
, complex manifold
Complex manifold
In differential geometry, a complex manifold is a manifold with an atlas of charts to the open unit disk in Cn, such that the transition maps are holomorphic....
s and the application of sheaf theory in this area, which influenced later work in algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry. It occupies a central place in modern mathematics and has multiple conceptual connections with such diverse fields as complex...
. Together with Reinhold Remmert
Reinhold Remmert
Reinhold Remmert is a German mathematician born in Osnabrück, Germany. He studied mathematics, mathematical logic and physics in Münster. He established and developed the theory of complex spaces in joint work with Hans Grauert...
he established and developed the theory of complex space
Complex space
In mathematics, n-dimensional complex space is a multi-dimensional generalisation of the complex numbers, which have both real and imaginary parts or dimensions...
s. He became Professor at the University of Göttingen in 1958, as successor to C. L. Siegel. The lineage of this chair traces back through an eminent line of mathematicians: Weyl
Hermann Weyl
Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl was a German mathematician and theoretical physicist. Although much of his working life was spent in Zürich, Switzerland and then Princeton, he is associated with the University of Göttingen tradition of mathematics, represented by David Hilbert and Hermann Minkowski.His...
, Hilbert
David Hilbert
David Hilbert was a German mathematician. He is recognized as one of the most influential and universal mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Hilbert discovered and developed a broad range of fundamental ideas in many areas, including invariant theory and the axiomatization of...
, Riemann
Bernhard Riemann
Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was an influential German mathematician who made lasting contributions to analysis and differential geometry, some of them enabling the later development of general relativity....
, and ultimately to Gauss
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...
. Until his death, he was professor emeritus at Göttingen.
Grauert was awarded a fellowship of the Leopoldina
Leopoldina
Leopoldina is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. , it has a population of 51,136.It is situated in the southeastern Zona da Mata mesoregion of the state....
.
Early life
Grauert attended school at the gymnasium in MeppenMeppen, Germany
Meppen is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund-Ems canal...
before studying for a semester at the University of Mainz in 1949, and then at the University of Münster
University of Münster
The University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1954.
External links
- photo of Hans Grauert at OberwolfachMathematical Research Institute of OberwolfachThe Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach in Oberwolfach, Germany, was founded by mathematician Wilhelm Süss in 1944...