Beno Eckmann
| Beno Eckmann | |
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Beno Eckmann (1988)
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| Born |
31 March 1917 Bern |
| Died | 25 November 2008 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | ETH Zürich |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Doctoral advisor | Heinz Hopf |
| Doctoral students |
Alfred Aeppli Erwin Bolthausen[] Alfred Frölicher Hans Grauert Peter J. Huber Michel Kervaire Ernst Specker Urs Stammbach[] |
| Known for |
Calabi–Eckmann manifolds Eckmann–Hilton duality Eckmann–Hilton argument Eckmann–Shapiro lemma |
Beno Eckmann (31 March 1917 – 25 November 2008 in Zurich) was a Swiss mathematician who was a student of Heinz Hopf.
Born in Bern, Eckmann received his master's degree from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH) in 1939. Later he studied there under Heinz Hopf, obtaining his Ph.D. in 1941. Eckmann was the 2008 recipient of the Albert Einstein Medal.
Calabi–Eckmann manifolds, Eckmann–Hilton duality, the Eckmann–Hilton argument, and the Eckmann–Shapiro lemma are named after Eckmann.
Eckmann's son is mathematical physicist Jean-Pierre Eckmann.
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