Karel deLeeuw
| Karel deLeeuw | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1930 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Stanford, California |
| Other names | Karel de Leeuw |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Emil Artin |
| Doctoral students | Haskell Rosenthal Alan Schoenfeld |
| Spouse | Sita deLeeuw |
Karel deLeeuw, or de Leeuw (February 20, 1930 – August 18, 1978), was a mathematics professor at Stanford University, specializing in harmonic analysis and functional analysis.
Life and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago, earning a B.S. degree in 1950. He stayed at Chicago to earn an M.S. degree in mathematics in 1951, then went to Princeton University, where he obtained a Ph.D. degree in 1954.[1] His thesis, titled "The relative cohomology structure of formations", was written under the direction of Emil Artin.
After first teaching mathematics at Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he joined the Stanford University faculty[2] in 1957, becoming a full professor in 1966. During sabbaticals and leaves he also spent time at the Institute for Advanced Study and at Churchill College, Cambridge (where he was a Fulbright Fellow). He was also a Member-at-Large of the Council of the American Mathematical Society.[1]
Death and legacy
DeLeeuw was murdered by Theodore Streleski, a Stanford doctoral student for 19 years, whom he briefly advised.[3] DeLeeuw's widow Sita deLeeuw was critical of media coverage of the crime, saying, "The media, in their eagerness to give Streleski a forum, become themselves accomplices in the murder—giving Streleski what he wanted in the first place."[4]
A memorial lecture series was established in 1978 by the Stanford Department of Mathematics to honor deLeeuw's memory.[5][6]
Selected publications
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References
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External links
- American mathematicians
- American people of Dutch descent
- 20th-century mathematicians
- Mathematical analysts
- Stanford University Department of Mathematics faculty
- Princeton University alumni, 1950–59
- Dartmouth College faculty
- University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- American murder victims
- Murdered educators
- Murdered scientists
- 1930 births
- 1978 deaths
- People murdered in California
- Deaths by beating in the United States
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