Beno Eckmann

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Beno Eckmann
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Beno Eckmann (1988)
Born(1917-03-31)31 March 1917
Bern, Switzerland
Died25 November 2008(2008-11-25) (aged 91)
Zürich, Switzerland
Alma materETH Zurich
Known forCalabi–Eckmann manifolds
Eckmann–Hilton duality
Eckmann–Hilton argument
Eckmann–Shapiro lemma
AwardsAlbert Einstein Medal
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsETH Zurich
Doctoral advisorHeinz Hopf
Doctoral studentsAlfred Aeppli
Erwin Bolthausen
Alfred Frölicher
Hans Grauert
Peter J. Huber
Michel Kervaire
Ernst Specker
Urs Stammbach

Beno Eckmann (31 March 1917 – 25 November 2008[1]) was a Swiss mathematician who was a student of Heinz Hopf.

Life[]

Beno Eckmann, Peter Hilton, Jean-Pierre Serre, and André Haefliger in Zürich in 2007

Born in Bern, Eckmann received his master's degree from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH) in 1939. Later he studied there under Heinz Hopf, obtaining his Ph.D. in 1941. Eckmann was the 2008 recipient of the Albert Einstein Medal.[2]

Legacy[]

Calabi–Eckmann manifolds, Eckmann–Hilton duality, the Eckmann–Hilton argument, and the Eckmann–Shapiro lemma are named after Eckmann.

Family[]

Eckmann's son is mathematical physicist Jean-Pierre Eckmann.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Tod eines begnadeten Mathematikers.[dead link] , November 28, 2008. Accessed December 2, 2008
  2. ^ 2008 Albert Einstein Medal Laureate.(in German). Albert Einstein Society. Accessed December 2, 2008.
  3. ^ Profile for Jean-Pierre Eckmann on geni.com, retrieved 2011-04-30; Photo of Jean-Pierre Eckmann as a child with his parents, in the mathematical photo collection of the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach, retrieved 2011-04-30.

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