Manfred Herrmann
Manfred Herrmann (born November 14, 1932 in Königszelt , † November 15, 1997 in Cologne ) was a German mathematician .
As a result of the Second World War, Herrmann moved to Halle and in 1951 began studying mathematics and physics at the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg . In 1958 he received his doctorate at this university with a thesis on birational contact transformations of the second order . In 1963 he completed his habilitation. From 1970 to 1978 he taught at the Humboldt University and in 1979 accepted an appointment at the University of Cologne.
Manfred Herrmann's research dealt with algebraic functions , singularity, equimultiplicity and the Cohen-Macaulay ring . Manfred Herrmann was co-founder and co-editor of the journal Contributions to Algebra and Geometry for volumes 1 (1971) to 6 (1977).
In 1976 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
Fonts
- with S. Ikeda, U. Orbanz: Equimultiplicity and blowing up. An algebraic study. Springer, Berlin 1988.
- with L. Stammler, U. Sterz: Geometry on Varieties (= university books for mathematics . Vol. 73). German Science Publishers, Berlin 1975.
- with Rolf Schmidt, Wolfgang Vogel : Theory of normal flatness. Teubner, Leipzig 1977 (Teubner texts on mathematics).
literature
- Thomas Korb, Peter Schenzel: In memory of Manfred Herrmann. In: Jber. Dt. Math Association. 103, 2001, pp. 1-6.
Web links
- Literature by and about Manfred Herrmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biographical material and photo on the website of the University of Halle
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herrmann, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | King tent |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1997 |
| Place of death | Cologne |