Werner Meyer-Koenig
Werner Meyer-König (born May 26, 1912 in Böblingen ; † December 26, 2002 in Bad Krozingen ) was a German mathematician who dealt with analysis (function theory, approximation theory).
Meyer-König was the son of a doctor. From 1930 he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Tübingen , the University of Kiel and the University of Stuttgart (then TH). He initially wanted to become a teacher and passed his teaching examinations in Tübingen in 1936, but then became an assistant in Stuttgart and received his doctorate in 1939 under Konrad Knopp in Tübingen ( limitation reversals with gap conditions ). During the Second World War he was at the Graf Zeppelin Research Institute in Stuttgart. In 1947 he completed his habilitation in Stuttgart, where he was a private lecturer and, from 1953, an adjunct professor. In 1958 he was there after a guest professorship in 1956/57 at the University of Cincinnati associate professor and 1960 full professor. In 1967/68 he was visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin and in 1969 he was dean of the faculty for natural sciences and humanities at the TH Stuttgart. In 1980 he retired and moved to Freiburg im Breisgau .
Dieter Gaier is one of his doctoral students .
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- ↑ Initially simply Meyer, in 1938 he added his mother's maiden name to his name
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer-Koenig, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boeblingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 2002 |
| Place of death | Bad Krozingen |