Erling Størmer

Erling Størmer
Born Erling Størmer
(1937-11-02) 2 November 1937
Nationality Norwegian
Fields mathematics
Alma mater Columbia University

Erling Størmer (born 2 November 1937) is a Norwegian mathematician, who has mostly worked with operator algebras.

He was born in Oslo as a son of Leif Størmer.[1] He was a grandson of Carl Størmer and nephew of Per Størmer.[2] He took his doctorate at Columbia University in 1963, and was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1974 to his retirement in 2007.[1]

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[3] In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Erling Størmer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  2. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Leif Størmer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Gruppe 1: Matematiske fag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  4. ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-08-05.


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