Gerhard Huisken

German mathematician
Person Human Q13522555

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
May 20, 1958
Place of birth
Hamburg
Country of citizenship
Germany[5]
Field of work
mathematics[6]
Doctoral advisor
Claus Gerhardt[10]
Doctoral student
Simon Brendle, Ben Andrews, Jürgen Klenk, Meng-Rong Li, Axel Stahl, Alexander Polden, Josh Bode, Horatio M. Quadjovie, Michael Holder, Olaf Milbredt, Bernard List, Jan Metzger, Felix Schulze, Mark A.S. Aarons, Sabine Dieter, Mirjam Heidusch, Ralf Rigger, Dennis Martin Koh, Amos Koeller, Kashif Rasul, Maren Reimold, Carla Cederbaum, Robert Haslhofer, Kristen Moore, John Head, Nishanth Abu Gudapati, Christopher Nerz, Alexander Volkmann, Thomas Marquardt[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[39]
Erdős number
+3[41]
Family name
Huisken[35]
Given name
Gerhard[36]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[42]
Name in native language
Gerhard Huisken[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerhard Huisken fa گرهارد هویسکن
🔖 Identifiers · 25
VIAF cluster ID
18878163
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
110355644
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AE member ID
Huisken_Gerhard
DDB person (GND) ID
110355644
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
110355644
FU-Lexikon ID
111424
FactGrid item ID
Blue Note
Freebase ID
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Google Scholar author ID
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HAdW member ID
91
IdRef ID
191238848
J9U entity ID
987007457408705171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
110355644
Leopoldina member ID (new)
gerhard-huisken
Libraries Australia ID
35301603
MR Author ID
89670
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
26599
NUKAT ID
n2011207031
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002227466
SHARE Catalogue author ID
60675
WorldCat Entities ID
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ZbMATH author ID
huisken.gerhard

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Summary

Gerhard Huisken was born on May 20, 1958[1], in Hamburg[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Why It Matters

Gerhard Huisken's notable doctoral advisees include Simon Brendle[43], a mathematician[44], b. 1981[45], of Germany[46], awarded the Fermat Prize[47], specialised in mathematics[48].

FAQs

Where was Gerhard Huisken born?

Gerhard Huisken's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

What did Gerhard Huisken do for work?

Gerhard Huisken worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Gerhard Huisken go to school?

Gerhard Huisken was educated at Heidelberg University[9].

What awards did Gerhard Huisken receive?

Honors received include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[11], Gauss Lectureship[12], Australian Mathematical Society Medal[13], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].

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  33. [19] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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