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Born | Erling Størmer 2 November 1937 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Scientific career | |
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]
Erling Størmer | |
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Born | Erling Størmer 2 November 1937 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Scientific career | |
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]