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Richard Courant


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Alternative spellings:
R. Courant
R. Kūran
R. Kūranto
R. Kurant

B: 8. Januar 1888 Lublinitz
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
  • External links

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  • 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)

    Publishing years

    1
      1993
    1
      1962
    2
      1931
    1
      1930
    2
      1927

    Series

    1. Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (1)