Idun Reiten

Norwegian mathematician
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Summary

Idun Reiten was born on January 1, 1942[1], in Klæbu Municipality[2]. She died on August 19, 2025[3], in Trondheim[4]. She worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Norway[8]
  • Field of work: algebra[9], mathematics[10], algebraic geometry[11], commutative algebra[12], homological algebra[13], representation theory[14]
  • Employer: Norwegian University of Science and Technology[15]
  • Educated at: University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[16], Trondheim Cathedral School[17]
  • Doctoral advisor: Robert M. Fossum[18]
  • Award received: the Norwegian Research Council Award for Outstanding Research[19], Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class[20], honorary doctor of the University of Bielefeld[21], Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎[22], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[23]
  • Member of: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[24], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[25], Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters[26], Academia Europaea[27], American Mathematical Society[28]
  • Sex or gender: female[29]
  • Doctoral student: Øyvind Solberg[30], Brit Rohnes[31], Ingvill Holden[32], Inger Heidi Slungård[33], Dag Madsen[34], Joachim Ulrich Simon[35], Carl Fredrik Berg[36], Soud Khalifa Mohammed[37], Marco Angel Bertani-Økland[38], Magdalini Lada[39]
  • Family name: Reiten[40]
  • Given name: Idun[41]
  • Academic thesis: Trivial Extensions and Gorenstein Rings[42]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[43], Norwegian[44]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[45]

Why It Matters

Idun Reiten has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Idun Reiten born?

Idun Reiten was born in Klæbu Municipality[2].

Where did Idun Reiten die?

Idun Reiten passed away in Trondheim[4].

What did Idun Reiten do for work?

Idun Reiten worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Idun Reiten go to school?

Idun Reiten was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[16] and Trondheim Cathedral School[17].

What awards did Idun Reiten receive?

Honors received include the Norwegian Research Council Award for Outstanding Research[19], Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class[20], honorary doctor of the University of Bielefeld[21], and Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . aase-begravelse.vareminnesider.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . kongehuset.no. kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [24] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [27] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [28] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . aase-begravelse.vareminnesider.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . aase-begravelse.vareminnesider.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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