Peter M. Gruber
Peter M. Gruber
Peter Manfred Gruber (born 28 August 1941, Klagenfurt) is an Austrian mathematician working in geometric number theory.[1]
Biography
Gruber obtained his PhD at the University of Vienna in 1966, under the supervision of Nikolaus Hofreiter.[2] From 1971, he was Professor at the University of Linz, and from 1976, at the Technical University of Vienna.[1] He is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences,[1][3] a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,[1][4] and a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[1][5]
His past doctoral students include Monika Ludwig.[2]
Selected publications
- Gruber, P.M. (2007). Convex and Discrete Geometry. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
- Gruber, P.M.; Lekkerkerker, C.G. (1987). Geometry of Numbers. Amsterdam: North-Holland.
Decorations and awards
- 1967: Prize of the Austrian Mathematical Society
- 1978, 1980 and 1982: Chairman of the Austrian Mathematical Society
- 1991: Full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Corresponding member since 1988)
- 1996: Medal of the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists
- 2001: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class[6]
- 2001: Medal of the mathematical and physical faculty of Charles University in Prague
- 2003: Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2008: Grand Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria[7]
- 2013: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, for "contributions to the geometry of numbers and to convex and discrete geometry".[8]
- Honorary doctorates from the Universities of Siegen, Turin and Salzburg
- Member of the Academies of Sciences in Messina and Modena
- Corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Zong, Chuanming. "Geometry of Numbers in Vienna". The mathematical intelligencer. 31 (3): 25–31. doi:10.1007/s00283-009-9042-1.
- 1 2 Peter M. Gruber at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ↑ "Peter M. Gruber". Austrian Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ "Gruber, Peter Manfred". Russian Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ "Korrespondierende Mitglieder" (in German). Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- ↑ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1396. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1840. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ 2014 Class of the Fellows of the AMS, American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-11-04.
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