Horst Herrlich
Horst Herrlich in 1987 at the MFO
Horst Herrlich (born September 11, 1937 in Berlin ; † March 13, 2015 in Bremen ) was a German mathematician . From 1971 to 2002 he was professor of mathematics with a focus on topology and category theory at the University of Bremen .
Life
Horst Herrlich received his doctorate in 1962 on the ability to order topological spaces under Karl Peter Grotemeyer and Alexander Dinghas at the Free University of Berlin, where he also completed his habilitation in 1965 on the subject of e-compact spaces.
research
Herrlich is considered to be a founder of categorical topology , which deals with questions of general topology with methods of category theory .
Fonts
- Topological reflections and core reflections . Springer Lecture Notes Math. 78, 1968.
- Category Theory . Allyn and Bacon, 1973.
- Introduction to Topology: Metric Spaces . Heldermann Verlag, Berlin, 1986.
- Topology I: topological spaces . Heldermann Verlag, Berlin, 1986.
- Topology II: Uniform rooms . Heldermann Verlag, Berlin, 1988.
- Abstract and Concrete Categories . Wiley-Interscience Publ., New York, 1990.
- Axiom of Choice . Springer Lecture Notes Math. 1876, 2006.
Web links
- Horst Herrlich on the website of the University of Bremen
- Literature by and about Horst Herrlich in the catalog of the German National Library
- Horst Herrlich in the Mathematics Genealogy Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wonderful, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2015 |
| Place of death | Bremen |