Idun Reiten | |
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Born | 1 January 1942 | (age 82)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
Awards | Commander, Order of St. Olav; Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research; Humboldt Research Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Trondheim |
Thesis | Trivial Extensions and Gorenstein Rings (1971) |
Idun Reiten (born 1 January 1942) is a Norwegian professor of mathematics. She is considered to be one of Norway's greatest mathematicians today.[2] With national and international honors and recognition, she has supervised 11 students and has 28 academic descendants as of March 2024. She is an expert in representation theory, and is known for work in tilting theory and Artin algebras.[3]