Erling Størmer Explained

Birth Name:Erling Størmer
Birth Date:2 November 1937
Nationality:Norwegian
Field: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 with thesis advisor Richard Kadison,[3] 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.[4] In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2007. Erling Størmer. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 29 October 2009.
  2. Encyclopedia: 2007. Leif Størmer. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 29 October 2009.
  3. Web site: Erling Stormer . . Mathematics Genealogy Project . 2017-12-28.
  4. Web site: Gruppe 1: Matematiske fag. Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Norwegian. 28 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927170150/http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27624. 27 September 2011. dead.
  5. http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society

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