Friedrich Hirzebruch(1927–2012)
MathematicsFriedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch ForMemRS 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."
Germany
1
Major Awards
121
Publications
6,848
Citations
33
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i10-index
56.6
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#4
Why do I like Chern, and why do I like Chern classes?
Notices of the American Mathematical Society(2011)
3
citations
#8
On the concept of genus in topology and complex analysis
Notices of the American Mathematical Society(2009)
13
citations
Recent Publications
View all works41. On The Complex: Projective Spaces
Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées2015
9citations
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Why do I like Chern, and why do I like Chern classes?
Notices of the American Mathematical Society2011
3citations
0citations
0citations
0citations
On the concept of genus in topology and complex analysis
Notices of the American Mathematical Society2009
13citations
1citations
Education
University of Münster
ETH Zurich
Doctoral Advisors
Egbert BrieskornMatthias KreckFriedhelm WaldhausenDetlef GromollLothar GöttscheDon ZagierKlaus JänichKlaus LamotkeWinfried ScharlauBernhelm Booss-BavnbekWolfgang MeyerWalter NeumannPeter FlaschelErnst August Weiß jun.Jürgen WernerErich OssaKarl Heinz MayerEduardo MendozaWilhelm SchwarzUlrich KarrasAlois ScharfFriedrich HegenbarthKarl-Günter ZelleFranz Josef KollDietmar ArltHelmut Arend HammHans-Georg FrankeBoudewijn MoonenReinhard OlivierBruce HuntWerner MeyerWilfried HausmannRabe von RandowJürgen BrandenburgDieter Heinz ErleThomas HoferDieter BassendowskiMichael GläserKang ZuoRolf MulczinskiJürgen KoehlRenate VogtHanns ZeltingerHans ScheererManfred ArmbrustDimitrios I. DaisGerald HöhnKarl-Heinz KnappGerd MitschkeKlaus TruölThomas HöferMichael HerttrichHeinrich BehnkeHeinz Hopf
Career Timeline
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg1951–1952
Institute for Advanced Study1952–1954
University of Münster1954–1955
Princeton University1955–1956
University of Bonn1956–1993
Positions & Roles
chairperson
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRussian Academy of SciencesRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of SciencesIndian National Science Academy
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
PS
Peter Sarnak
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2024)
AS
Adi Shamir
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)
NA
Noga Alon
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)
SY
Shing-Tung Yau
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
LC
Luis Caffarelli
Abel Prize (2023)
ID
Ingrid Daubechies
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2023)
VD
Vladimir Drinfeld
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
DS
Dennis Sullivan
Abel Prize (2022)
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