Alexander Dressler

Alexander Dressler (born January 18, 1935 in Memel / East Prussia as Alexander Dreßler ; † October 15, 2016 ) was a German mathematician and professor at the Philipps University of Marburg .

Life

Alexander Dressler was born on January 18, 1935 in Memel / East Prussia (now part of Lithuania ). He spent his youth in the Rhineland, where he graduated from high school in 1956 at the Fabritianum grammar school in Uerdingen (now a district of Krefeld ). Dressler began studying mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University , but switched to mathematics , where he passed the diploma examination in 1962. In 1967 he did his doctorate under Claus Müller with the thesis on the non-uniform distribution of grid points in the plane ; a habilitation followed in 1972 with the title About the arrangement of grid points in multi-dimensional ellipsoids .

In 1973 Dressler took up a professorship for mathematics at the Philipps University of Marburg , which he held until his retirement in 2000. His main focus was on analysis and analytical number theory . He was also a regular participant in the interdisciplinary seminar Mathematical Physics , in which theoretical physicists took part in addition to colleagues from mathematics.

When his wife died shortly after his retirement, Dressler began to study philology , especially ancient Greek, for senior citizens . He was also interested in classical music, especially the piano.

Alexander Dressler died on October 15, 2016 at the age of 81.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Dreßler modified his name himself in order to simplify communication with scientists who speak other languages.
2. ↑ This grammar school is not mentioned explicitly, but at the time it was apparently the only grammar school in Uerdingen.

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• Ilka Agricola , Friedrich-Wilhelm Knöller (Dean of Faculty 12 in Marburg and an old companion of Dressler): Professor Dressler has died ( memento from January 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive )