Wolfgang Haken
German mathematician (1928–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wolfgang Haken (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈhaːkn̩]; June 21, 1928 – October 2, 2022) was a German American mathematician who specialized in topology, in particular 3-manifolds.
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Wolfgang Haken | |
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Born | (1928-06-21)June 21, 1928 Berlin, Germany |
Died | October 2, 2022(2022-10-02) (aged 94) |
Alma mater | Kiel University |
Known for | Solving the four-color theorem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Doctoral advisor | Karl-Heinrich Weise |
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