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Richard Courant
Prof.
Alternative spellings: R. Courant R. Kūran R. Kūranto R. Kurant
B:8. Januar 1888Lublinitz D: 27. Januar 1972 Biblio: Amerikan. Mathematiker dt. Herkunft ; Mathematiker, Deutschland, USA Place of Activity: Göttingen Place of Activity: New York, NY Death Place:
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Profession
Mathematiker
Affiliations
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
New York University, Graduate School, Department of Mathematics
Richard Courant (January 8, 1888 – January 27, 1972) was a German American mathematician. He is best known by the general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins. His research focused on the areas of real analysis, mathematical physics, the calculus of variations and partial differential equations. He wrote textbooks widely used by generations of students of physics and mathematics. He is also known for founding the institute now bearing his name. (Source: DBPedia)
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Publishing years
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1993
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1962
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1931
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1930
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1927
Series
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (1)