Konrad Osterwalder | |
|---|---|
| Former Rector of United Nations University (UNU) Rector Emeritus of ETH Zurich | |
| In office 1 September 2007 – 28 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hans van Ginkel |
| Succeeded by | David M. Malone |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1942 Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Known for | Osterwalder–Schrader theorem Jaffe–Lesniewski–Osterwalder cocycle |
| Awards | ETH medal (1970) ICM Speaker (1983) |
Konrad Osterwalder (born June 3, 1942) is a Swiss mathematician and physicist, former Undersecretary-General of the United Nations, former Rector of the United Nations University (UNU),[1] and Rector Emeritus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). He is known for the Osterwalder–Schrader theorem.