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Jacob Korevaar 
Summary
Jacob "Jaap" Korevaar (born 25 January 1923) is a Dutch mathematician. He was part of the faculty of the University of California San Diego and University of Wisconsin–Madison, as well as the University of Amsterdam (Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics).
Jacob Korevaar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1923 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Relatives | Nijs Korevaar (brother) |
| Awards | Chauvenet Prize (1989) Lester R. Ford Award (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Amsterdam University of California San Diego University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Doctoral advisor | Hendrik Kloosterman |
Korevaar became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1975.[1] He won the 1987 Lester R. Ford Award, and the 1989 Chauvenet Prize, for an essay on Louis de Branges de Bourcia's proof of the Bieberbach conjecture.[2] In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[3]
Korevaar is the older brother of the Olympic water polo player Nijs Korevaar.[1] He turned 100 on 25 January 2023.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Jaap Korevaar". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ Ludwig Bieberbach's Conjecture and Its Proof by Louis de Branges, American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 93, 1986, pp. 505–514 online text
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ "Bussumer en wiskundige Jacob Korevaar blaast honderd kaarsjes uit". BussumsNieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- Prof. dr. J. Korevaar, 1923 - at the University of Amsterdam Album Academicum website
External links edit
- Jacob Korevaar at the Mathematics Genealogy Project