Wolfgang Haken

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Wolfgang Haken

Mathematics

#210

World Rank

#471

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Topology

#13

World Rank

#24

Historical Rank

Measure Theory

#2068

World Rank

#2505

Historical Rank

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Why Is Wolfgang Haken Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Wolfgang Haken was a German American mathematician who specialized in topology, in particular 3-manifolds. Biography Haken was born on June 21, 1928, in Berlin, Germany. His father was Werner Haken, a physicist who had Max Planck as a doctoral thesis advisor. In 1953, Haken earned a Ph.D. degree in mathematics from Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and married Anna-Irmgard von Bredow, who earned a Ph.D. degree in mathematics from the same university in 1959. In 1962, they left Germany so he could accept a position as visiting professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He became a full professor in 1965, retiring in 1998.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Wolfgang Haken?

Wolfgang Haken is affiliated with the following schools:

• Kiel University
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign