Hans Samelson

Hans Samelson
Born(1916-03-03)3 March 1916
Died22 September 2005(2005-09-22) (aged 89)
NationalityGerman American
Alma materETH Zürich
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsStanford University
University of Michigan
Doctoral advisorHeinz Hopf
Ferdinand Gonseth
Doctoral studentsAllen Hatcher
Roger W. Richardson

Hans Samelson (3 March 1916 – 22 September 2005) was a German-American mathematician who worked in differential geometry, topology and the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras—important in describing the symmetry of analytical structures.