Jacob Korevaar
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| Jacob Korevaar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1923 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Amsterdam University of California, San Diego University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Doctoral advisor | Hendrik Kloosterman |
| Doctoral students | Charles Chui Gerald Hedstrom Jan Wiegerinck |
| Notable awards | Chauvenet Prize (1989) Lester R. Ford Award (1987) |
Jacob "Jaap" Korevaar (born 25 January 1923, Lange Ruige Weide) is a Dutch mathematician. He was part of faculty of University of California, San Diego and University of Wisconsin–Madison, as well as the University of Amsterdam.
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]
References
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- ↑ 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.
- Prof. dr. J. Korevaar, 1923 - at the University of Amsterdam Album Academicum website
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- Living people
- Dutch mathematicians
- Leiden University alumni
- University of Amsterdam faculty
- University of California, San Diego faculty
- University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
- Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
- Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- People from Reeuwijk
- Dutch emigrants to the United States
