Erling Størmer | |
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Born | Erling Størmer 2 November 1937 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Fields | mathematics |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Erling Størmer (born 2 November 1937) is a Norwegian mathematician, who has mostly worked with operator algebras.
He was born in Oslo as a son of Leif Størmer. He was a grandson of Carl Størmer and nephew of Per Størmer. He took his doctorate at Columbia University in 1963, and was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1974 to his retirement in 2007.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.