Herbert Beckert

Herbert Beckert at a lecture (around 1957)

Ewald Herbert Beckert (born October 12, 1920 in Colmnitz ; † March 24, 2004 in Markkleeberg ) was a German mathematician .

Life

Herbert Beckert studied physics and mathematics at the Technical University of Dresden and the University of Leipzig .

After the state examination in 1946, he became a research assistant at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Leipzig. In 1947 he was with Ernst Hölder with the dissertation existence and uniqueness evidence of the difference methods for solving the initial value problem, the mixed initial, boundary value and the characteristic problem of a hyperbolic differential equations second order with two independent variables to Dr. phil. PhD . The title of his dissertation on his habilitation in 1950 was On quasilinear hyperbolic systems of partial differential equations of the first order with two independent variables. The initial value problem, the mixed initial-boundary value problem, the characteristic problem.

In 1949 Beckert became a lecturer, in 1951 a full professor and in 1958 a professor with a chair. From 1958 he was director of the Mathematical Institute at the University of Leipzig until the institute was dissolved in 1969. At the newly formed Mathematics Section, he was Deputy Director for Research. He headed the Analysis I research group .

In 1986 Beckert retired at the age of 65 .

His students include Klaus Beyer , Hans-Joachim Girlich , Alfred Göpfert and Eberhard Zeidler .

Herbert Beckert was married and had three children; he last lived in Markkleeberg near Leipzig . He was buried in the south cemetery in Leipzig.

Honors

In 1965 Beckert was awarded the GDR National Prize for his work in the field of partial differential equations .
In 1978 he received the honorary title of Honored University Professor of the GDR .
In 1986 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Technical University of Karl-Marx-Stadt .

Memberships

In 1969 he became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .
On October 17, 1975 he was accepted as a full member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences .

Fonts

with Horst Schumann (Ed.): 100 Years of Mathematical Seminar at Karl Marx University in Leipzig. German Science Publishers, Berlin 1981.

literature

Obituary for Herbert Beckert. In: Yearbook of the Saxon Academy of Sciences 2003-2004 . Pp. 48-51.
Hans-Joachim Girlich , Karl-Heinz Schlote : The development of mathematics at the University of Leipzig . The Development of Mathematics at the University of Leipzig - Preprint ( Memento from June 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 275 kB) to: Contribution to the history of the University of Leipzig (1409–2009), Volume 4: History of the Faculties.
Short biography for: Beckert, Herbert . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Klaus Beyer (Ed.): Applied Analysis in Leipzig from 1922 to 1985. In memoriam Herbert Beckert (= treatises of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig, Mathematical and Natural Science Class. Volume 64, Issue 3). Hirzel, Stuttgart / Leipzig 2006, ISBN 978-3-7776-1489-2 .

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personal data
SURNAME	Beckert, Herbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Beckert, Ewald Herbert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Colmnitz
DATE OF DEATH	March 24, 2004
Place of death	Markkleeberg