Wolfgang Walter (mathematician)
Wolfgang Walter (born May 2, 1927 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ; † June 26, 2010 in Karlsruhe ) was a German mathematician .
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Wolfgang Walter studied in Tübingen with the degree of Dr. rer. nat. He then came to the University of Karlsruhe , where he completed his habilitation and from 1963 was a full professor at the Faculty of Mathematics. From 1975 to 1977 he was her dean. His field of work was analysis with a focus on differential equations and inequalities. He was a visiting professor at several other universities, including the USA and Canada . In 1995 he retired .
From 1986 he was President and from 1986 to 1992 Vice President of the Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM).
He died after a serious illness in June 2010 at the age of 83 and was buried in the main cemetery in Karlsruhe .
Walter was married and had two daughters and a son Wolfgang V. Walter, who works as a numerics professor at the Technical University of Dresden .
Awards
- 1959: Lecturer Award from the Karl Freudenberg Foundation
literature
- Wolfgang Reichel: In memoriam Wolfgang Walter (1927-2010) . Annual report. Ed .: DMV . tape 113 , issue 2. Vieweg-Verlag, 2011, p. 57-79 , doi : 10.1365 / s13291-011-0017-8 ( abstract ).
- Michael Plum, Wolfgang Reichel: In Memoriam - Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Walter. August 11, 2010, accessed January 16, 2014 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Walter in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Wolfgang Walter in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Back of his book Analysis 1 , Volume 1, Springer, 2004
- ↑ See the association's website on the composition of the narrower board of directors 1922–2009 .
- ^ Obituaries, Badische Latest Nachrichten , June 30, 2010, p. 6
- ↑ RM Redheffer's 66th birthday tribute to Wolfgang Walter
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walter, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwäbisch Gmünd |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 2010 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |