Jacob Korevaar
| Jacob Korevaar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1923 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions |
University of Amsterdam University of California, San Diego University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Doctoral advisor | Hendrik Kloosterman |
| Doctoral students |
Charles Chui Gerald Hedstrom Jan Wiegerinck |
| Notable awards |
Chauvenet Prize (1989) Lester R. Ford Award (1987) |
Jacob "Jaap" Korevaar (born 25 January 1923, Lange Ruige Weide) is a Dutch mathematician. He was part of faculty of University of California, San Diego and University of Wisconsin–Madison, as well as the University of Amsterdam.
Korevaar became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1975. He won the 1987 Lester R. Ford Award, and the 1989 Chauvenet Prize, for an essay on Louis de Branges de Bourcia's proof of the Bieberbach conjecture. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Korevaar is the older brother of the Olympic water polo player Nijs Korevaar.[1]
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