Kurt Leichtweiß | |
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Born | |
Died | June 23, 2013 | (aged 86)
Education | University of Freiburg, ETH Zurich |
Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | TU Berlin, University of Stuttgart |
Thesis | Zur Axiomatik einer topologischen Begründung der Geometrie der Ebene und des Raums (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Emanuel Sperner |
Doctoral students |
Kurt Leichtweiß (March 2, 1927 in Villingen-Schwenningen – June 23, 2013) was a mathematician specializing in convex and differential geometry.[1][2][3]
In 1944, while still in high school Leichtweiß traveled to the Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics where his mathematical interests were encouraged.[2] He studied at the University of Freiburg and the ETH Zurich. He was a student of Emanuel Sperner and Wilhelm Süss. He was then a lecturer in Freiburg and in 1963 became a professor at TU Berlin. From 1970 until his retirement in 1995, he was a professor at the University of Stuttgart.