Hans Grauert (8 February 1930 in Haren, Emsland, Germany – 4 September 2011) was a German mathematician. He is known for major works on several complex variables, complex manifolds[1] and the application of sheaf theory in this area, which influenced later work in algebraic geometry.[2] Together with Reinhold Remmert he established and developed the theory of complex-analytic spaces.[3] 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.[4] Until his death, he was professor emeritus at Göttingen.
Hans Grauert | |
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Born | 8 February 1930 |
Died | 4 September 2011 | (aged 81)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Münster |
Known for | Complex analytic space Grauert's theorem Andreotti–Grauert theorem Grauert–Riemenschneider vanishing theorem |
Awards | Cantor medal (2008) ICM Speaker (1958, 1962 and 1968) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | University of Göttingen |
Doctoral advisor | Heinrich Behnke Beno Eckmann |
Doctoral students | Wolf Barth |
Grauert was awarded a fellowship of the Leopoldina[5] and the von Staudt Prize.[5]
Grauert attended school at the Gymnasium in Meppen 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.[5]
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[6] Grauert, H.; Fritzsche, K. (6 December 2012). softcover reprint 2012. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4612-9874-8.