Svetozar Kurepa
| Svetozar Kurepa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1929 Majske Poljane, Yugoslavia |
| Died | February 2, 2010 (aged 80) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions |
University of Zagreb University of Maryland Georgetown University University of Waterloo Niels Bohr Institute University of Milan |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Known for | Functional analysis and Operator theory |
| Notable awards | National Award for Lifetime Achievement (2006) Davorin Trstenjak Prize (1984) City of Zagreb Prize (1968) Ruder Boskovic Prize (1963) |
Svetozar Kurepa (May 25, 1929 – February 2, 2010) was a mathematician whose main contributions were in the areas of functional analysis and operator theory. Kurepa published over 70 articles, 16 books, and numerous scientific reviews. He taught at the University of Zagreb, where he also served as the Dean of the College of Sciences. He taught in North America at the University of Maryland, at Georgetown University, and at the University of Waterloo. In Europe he worked at the Niels Bohr Institute in Denmark and the University of Milan.
Svetozar Kurepa was born in Majske Poljane, in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and now part of Croatia near what is today Glina, Croatia. World War II interrupted his education. After the war, he completed high-school in Zagreb. He received a diploma in mathematics from the University of Zagreb in 1952. From 1954 to 1956 he worked at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. He married in 1955. He earned a doctorate in mathematics at the University of Zagreb in 1958. Rising rapidly from Assistant to Full Professor, he taught at the University of Zagreb, with some notable absences, for the remainder of his career.
In 1960–61, he taught at the University of Maryland. In 1963, he won the Ruder Boskovic Prize for his work in functional analysis. He spent the 1966–67 academic year at Georgetown University. He won the Prize of the City of Zagreb for Scientific, Teaching, and Professional Activities in 1968. The 1970–71 academic year was spent teaching at the University of Waterloo in Canada, and he briefly visited there again in 1986. In 1982, Kurepa spent a small part of the year at the University of Milan (the Federigo Enriques Institute). He served as the Head of Graduate Studies in Mathematics at the University of Zagreb during 1965–1970, 1972–1980, and 1984–1988.
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