Horst Schumann (mathematician)

Horst Schumann (* 26. August 1929 in Leipzig , † 8. August 2020 ) was a German mathematician and SED - party official .

Live and act

After attending the Leipzig Humboldt School , Horst Schumann began studying mathematics at the University of Leipzig in 1948 . In 1955 he passed his diploma and in 1968 he received his doctorate from Herbert Beckert with a thesis on the determination of the whole differentials of elliptical bodies of dimension 1 and characteristic 0 .

In 1969 he became Deputy Director for Education and Training in the Mathematics Section and received the Facultas docendi . In 1970 he was appointed full professor . In 1971 he became director of the Mathematics Section and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Mathematics at the Ministry for Higher and Technical Education in the GDR . From 1975 to 1989 he was a member of the SED district leadership in Leipzig.

In 1998 he was disabled, in 1990 he was dismissed as a full professor and retired early.

Awards

• 1963: Medal for excellent performance
• 1971: Medal of Merit of the GDR
• 1978: Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold

Publications

• As the leader of a collective of authors: Desire to study mathematics: Advice for students, teachers and parents. Teubner, Leipzig 1983 (3rd edition).
• with Herbert Beckert (Ed.): 100 Years of Mathematical Seminar at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig. German Science Publishers , Berlin 1981.

Web links

• Schumann, Horst , biographical data collection for the professor catalog of the University of Leipzig (PDF; 140 KB)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary notice , in: Leipziger Volkszeitung from August 15, 2020.