Friedrich Hirzebruch
Mathematician, Academic
1927 – 2012
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Who was Friedrich Hirzebruch?
Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch was a German mathematician, working in the fields of topology, complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a leading figure in his generation. He has been described as "the most important mathematician in Germany of the postwar period."
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- Born
- Oct 17, 1927
Hamm - Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Princeton University
- University of Münster
- ETH Zurich
- Institute for Advanced Study
- Employment
- University of Bonn
- Lived in
- Germany
- Died
- May 27, 2012
Bonn
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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