| Kurt Leichtweiß | |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Workplaces: | TU Berlin, University of Stuttgart |
| Education: | University of Freiburg, ETH Zurich |
| Alma Mater: | University of Freiburg |
| Thesis Title: | Zur Axiomatik einer topologischen Begründung der Geometrie der Ebene und des Raums |
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| Thesis Year: | 1951 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Emanuel Sperner |
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Kurt Leichtweiß (March 2, 1927 in Villingen-Schwenningen – June 23, 2013) was a mathematician specializing in convex and differential geometry.[1] [2]
In 1944, while still in high school Leichtweiß traveled to the Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics where his mathematical interests were encouraged.[3] He studied at the University of Freiburg and the ETH Zurich. He was a student of Emanuel Sperner and Wilhelm Süss. He was then a lecturer in Freiburg and in 1963 became a professor at TU Berlin. From 1970 until his retirement in 1995, he was a professor at the University of Stuttgart.