Volker Strassen

Summary

Volker Strassen is a human^[1]. He was born in Düsseldorf^[2]. He was born on +1936-04-29T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Volker Strassen was born in Düsseldorf^[2].
• Volker Strassen was born on +1936-04-29T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Volker Strassen held citizenship in Germany^[8].
• Volker Strassen's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Volker Strassen's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Volker Strassen's professions included computer scientist^[6].
• Volker Strassen's field of work was mathematics^[9].
• Volker Strassen's field of work was probability theory^[10].
• Volker Strassen's field of work was theoretical computer science^[11].
• Volker Strassen held the position of professor^[12].
• Among Volker Strassen's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• Among Volker Strassen's employers was University of Zurich^[14].
• Volker Strassen's education included a stint at University of Göttingen^[15].
• Volker Strassen's doctoral advisor was Konrad Jacobs^[16].
• A notable student of Volker Strassen was Uday S. Gandbhir^[17].
• Volker Strassen received the Knuth Prize^[18].
• Volker Strassen received the Paris Kanellakis Award^[19].
• Volker Strassen received the Cantor medal^[20].
• Volker Strassen received the Konrad Zuse Medal^[21].
• Volker Strassen received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[22].
• Volker Strassen was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[23].
• Volker Strassen was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony^[24].
• Volker Strassen was a member of Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[25].
• Volker Strassen was a member of American Mathematical Society^[26].
• Volker Strassen's image is recorded as Strassen Knuth Prize lecture.jpg^[27].

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Origins and Family

Volker Strassen was born in Düsseldorf^[2]. He was born on +1936-04-29T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Volker Strassen's education included a stint at University of Göttingen^[15]. His doctoral advisor was Konrad Jacobs^[16]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. Fields of work include mathematics^[9], an academic discipline^[29]; probability theory^[10], a branch of mathematics^[30]; and theoretical computer science^[11], a branch of computer science^[31]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley^[13], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35] and University of Zurich^[14], a university^[36], in Switzerland^[37], founded in 1833^[38], headquartered in Zurich^[39]. Volker Strassen held the position of professor^[12]. A notable student of him was Uday S. Gandbhir^[17]. Doctoral students include Joachim von zur Gathen^[40], a mathematician^[41], b. 1950^[42], of Germany^[43], specialised in mathematics^[44]; Peter Bürgisser^[45], a mathematician^[46], b. 1962^[47], of Switzerland^[48], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[49], specialised in computational complexity theory^[50]; Joos Ulrich Heintz^[51], a mathematician^[52], 1945–2024^[53], of Switzerland^[54]; Walter Baur^[55], a researcher^[56]; Franz Mauch^[57]; and Michael Nüsken^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Knuth Prize^[18], a science award^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1996^[61]; Paris Kanellakis Award^[19], an award^[62]; Cantor medal^[20], an award^[63], in Germany^[64]; Konrad Zuse Medal^[21], an award^[65], founded in 1987^[66]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[22], a fellowship award^[67].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Volker Strassen include Strassen algorithm^[68], a matrix multiplication algorithm^[69]; Schönhage–Strassen algorithm^[70], a multiplication algorithm^[71], founded in 1971^[72]; and Solovay–Strassen primality test^[73], a primality test^[74].

Why It Matters

Volker Strassen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

He is credited with the discovery of Strassen algorithm^[77], a matrix multiplication algorithm^[78]. Entities named for him include Strassen algorithm^[68], a matrix multiplication algorithm^[69]; Schönhage–Strassen algorithm^[70], a multiplication algorithm^[71], founded in 1971^[72]; and Solovay–Strassen primality test^[73], a primality test^[74].

His notable doctoral advisees include Peter Bürgisser^[79], a mathematician^[80], b. 1962^[81], of Switzerland^[82], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[83], specialised in computational complexity theory^[84] and Joachim von zur Gathen^[85], a mathematician^[86], b. 1950^[87], of Germany^[88], specialised in mathematics^[89].

FAQs

Where was Volker Strassen born?

Volker Strassen's place of birth was Düsseldorf^[2].

What did Volker Strassen do for work?

Volker Strassen worked as mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and computer scientist^[6].

Where did Volker Strassen go to school?

Volker Strassen was educated at University of Göttingen^[15].

What awards did Volker Strassen receive?

Honors received include Knuth Prize^[18], Paris Kanellakis Award^[19], Cantor medal^[20], and Konrad Zuse Medal^[21].

What did Volker Strassen discover?

Volker Strassen is credited as discoverer of Strassen algorithm^[77].