Ulrich Görtz (1973) is a German mathematician specialising in arithmetic geometry.
From 1993 to 1997, Görtz studied mathematics at the University of Münster. He completed his PhD at the University of Cologne in 2000; his advisor was Michael Rapoport.In 2006, Görtz habilitated at the University of Bonn.From 2008 to 2009 he was the recipient of a Heisenberg-Stipendium of the German Research Foundation (DFG).He received the Von-Kaven-Ehrenpreis of the DFG.[1] Since 2009, Görtz has been a professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen.[2]
Together with, Görtz authored the textbook Algebraic Geometry (Part I: Schemes) in 2010.[3] Since August 2015,[4] Görtz has been a member of the editorial board of the journal Results in Mathematics.[5]
Görtz is an Esperantist, and had been active in the youth organisation of the German Esperanto Association.[6]