Michael Rapoport
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Michael Rapoport is a German
mathematician
. He currently holds a chair for arithmetic algebraic geometry at the University of Bonn
. In 1992 he was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
and he is the recipient of the 2011 Heinz Hopf Prize
.
Michael Rapoport is the son of Samuel Mitja Rapoport
, and brother of Tom Rapoport
, both renowned biochemist
s.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. He currently holds a chair for arithmetic algebraic geometry at the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
. In 1992 he was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is a research prize awarded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft every year since 1985 to scientists working in Germany. This highest German research prize consists of a research grant of 2.5 million euro, to be used within seven years...
and he is the recipient of the 2011 Heinz Hopf Prize
Heinz Hopf Prize
The Heinz Hopf Prize is awarded every two years at ETH Zurich. The prize honours outstanding scientific work in the field of pure mathematics. It is named after the German mathematician Heinz Hopf , Professor of Mathematics at ETH from 1931 to 1965. The prize amount of 30,000 Swiss Francs The Heinz...
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Michael Rapoport is the son of Samuel Mitja Rapoport
Samuel Mitja Rapoport
Samuel Mitja Rapoport was a prominent physician, biochemist, European Jewish émigré, and Communist who fled to East Germany from McCarthyite persecution in the United States.- Biography :Throughout his life Samuel Mitja Rapoport saw danger and exile...
, and brother of Tom Rapoport
Tom Rapoport
Tom Abraham Rapoport is a German-American cell biologist who studies protein transport in cells.He has been a professor at the Harvard Medical School since 1995, and an HHMI investigator since 1997...
, both renowned biochemist
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
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