Edmund Hlawka
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| Born | November 5, 1916 Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria |
| Died | February 19, 2009 (aged 92) Vienna |
| Residence | Austria |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Universität Wien Technische Universität Wien |
| Alma mater | Universität Wien |
| Doctoral advisor | Nikolaus Hofreiter |
| Doctoral students | Wolfgang M. Schmidt |
| Known for | Minkowski-Hlawka theorem |
Edmund Hlawka (November 5, 1916, Bruck an der Mur, Styria – February 19, 2009) was an Austrian mathematician. He was a leading number theorist. Hlawka did most of his work at the Vienna University of Technology. He was also a visiting professor at Princeton University and the Sorbonne. Hlawka died on February 19, 2009 in Vienna.[1][2]
Hlawka studied at the University of Vienna from 1934 to 1938, when he gained his doctorate. He was awarded the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2007.
[edit] See also
- Minkowski-Hlawka theorem
- 10763 Hlawka, an asteroid named after Edmund Hlawka
[edit] References
- Schmidt, Wolfgang M. (2009). "Edmund Hlawka (1916-2009)". Acta Arithmetica 139: 303–320. http://journals.impan.gov.pl/aa/Inf/139-4-1.html.
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