Wolfgang Haken | |
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 Haken in 2008 | |
| Born | June 21, 1928 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | October 2, 2022 (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | Kiel University |
| Known for | Solving the four-color theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl-Heinrich Weise |
Wolfgang Haken (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈhaːkn̩]; June 21, 1928 – October 2, 2022) was a German American mathematician who specialized in topology, in particular 3-manifolds.