Edmund Hlawka | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 February 2009 | (aged 92)
Alma mater | Universität Wien |
Known for | Minkowski–Hlawka theorem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Universität Wien Technische Universität Wien |
Doctoral advisor | Nikolaus Hofreiter |
Doctoral students |
Edmund Hlawka (5 November 1916, Bruck an der Mur, Styria – 19 February 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 19 February 2009 in Vienna.[1][2]