Friedrich Hirzebruch
German mathematician
Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch ForMemRS was a German mathematician, working in the fields of topology, complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a leading figure in his generation. He has been described as "the most important mathematician... Wikipedia
Born: October 17, 1927, Hamm, Germany
Died: May 27, 2012 (age 84 years), Bonn, Germany
Notable students: Don Zagier, Walter Neumann, Klaus Jänich, and more
Awards: Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1988), Lobachevsky Prize (1989), Lomonosov Gold Medal (1996), and more
Parents: Fritz Hirzebruch
Fields: Mathematics