Erling Størmer
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Erling Størmer | |
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| Born | Erling Størmer 2 November 1937 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
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| Fields | mathematics |
Erling Størmer (born 2 November 1937) is a Norwegian mathematician, who has mostly worked with operator algebras. He was born in Oslo as a son of Leif Størmer.[1] He was a grandson of Carl Størmer and nephew of Per Størmer.[2] He took his doctorate at Columbia University in 1963 with thesis advisor Richard Kadison,[3] and was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1974 to his retirement in 2007.[1] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[4] In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Erling Størmer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Leif Størmer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Erling Stormer". Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "Gruppe 1: Matematiske fag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-08-05.
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- Scientists from Oslo
- Presidents of the Norwegian Mathematical Society