Goro Azumaya | |
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Born |
Yokohama |
February 26, 1920
Died | July 8, 2010 Bloomington, Indiana |
(aged 90)
Nationality | Japanese American |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Indiana University |
Alma mater | Nagoya University |
Doctoral advisor | Shokichi Iyanaga |
Doctoral students |
James Osterburg Mohan Shrikhande |
Known for | Azumaya algebra |
Gorō Azumaya (東屋 五郎 Azumaya Gorō?, February 26, 1920 – July 8, 2010) was a Japanese mathematician who introduced the notion of Azumaya algebra in 1951. His advisor was Shokichi Iyanaga. At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at Indiana University.