Andreas Floer

German mathematician (1956–1991)
Person human Q77507
Andreas Floer
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Andreas Floer

Summary

Andreas Floer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Duisburg[2]. He was born on August 23, 1956[3]. He passed away in Bochum[4]. He died on May 15, 1991[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], topologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Duisburg[2], Andreas Floer…
  • Andreas Floer passed away in Bochum[4].
  • Andreas Floer was born on August 23, 1956[3].
  • Andreas Floer died on May 15, 1991[5].
  • Andreas Floer held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Andreas Floer's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Andreas Floer worked as a topologist[7].
  • Andreas Floer worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Andreas Floer's field of work was topology[11].
  • Andreas Floer's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Andreas Floer was employed by University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • Among Andreas Floer's employers was Ruhr University Bochum[14].
  • Among Andreas Floer's employers was New York University[15].
  • Andreas Floer was educated at University of California, Berkeley[16].
  • Andreas Floer was educated at Ruhr University Bochum[17].
  • Andreas Floer's doctoral advisor was Eduard Zehnder[18].
  • Andreas Floer's doctoral advisor was Ralf Stöcker[19].
  • Andreas Floer is recorded as male[20].
  • Andreas Floer's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Andreas Floer's Commons category is recorded as Andreas Floer[22].
  • Andreas Floer's family name is recorded as Floer[23].
  • Andreas Floer's given name is recorded as Andreas[24].
  • Andreas Floer's manner of death is recorded as suicide[25].
  • Andreas Floer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[26].
  • Andreas Floer's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Andreas Floer'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Andreas Floer was born in Duisburg[2]. He was born on August 23, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[16], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and Ruhr University Bochum[17], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1962[34], headquartered in Bochum[35]. Doctoral advisors include Eduard Zehnder[18], a mathematician[36], 1940–2024[37], of Switzerland[38], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[39], specialised in geometry[40] and Ralf Stöcker[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], topologist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include topology[11], a branch of mathematics[41] and mathematics[12], an academic discipline[42]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[13], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1868[45], headquartered in Berkeley[46]; Ruhr University Bochum[14], a public university[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1962[49], headquartered in Bochum[50]; and New York University[15], a private university[51], in United States[52], founded in 1831[53], headquartered in New York City[54].

Death and Burial

Andreas Floer died on May 15, 1991[5]. He died in Bochum[4].

Why It Matters

Andreas Floer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Andreas Floer born?

Andreas Floer was born in Duisburg[2].

Where did Andreas Floer die?

Andreas Floer died in Bochum[4].

What did Andreas Floer do for work?

Andreas Floer worked as mathematician[6], topologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Andreas Floer go to school?

Andreas Floer was educated at University of California, Berkeley[16] and Ruhr University Bochum[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Andreas Floer. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/andreas-floer
MLA “Andreas Floer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/andreas-floer.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_andreas-floer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Andreas Floer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/andreas-floer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Andreas Floer — https://4ort.xyz/entity/andreas-floer (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/andreas-floer · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Bochum
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Doctoral advisor Eduard Zehnder, Ralf Stöcker
    Instance of human
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.