Martin Aigner
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Martin Aigner | |
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| File:Martin Aigner.jpg Aigner in 2004 | |
| Born | 28 February 1942 |
| Died | 11 October 2023 (aged 81) Berlin, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Employer | Freie Universität Berlin |
Martin Aigner (28 February 1942 – 11 October 2023) was an Austrian mathematician and professor at Freie Universität Berlin from 1974 with interests in combinatorial mathematics and graph theory.[1][2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Martin Aigner was born on 28 February 1942. He received his Ph.D from the University of Vienna. His book Proofs from THE BOOK (co-written with Günter M. Ziegler) has been translated into 12 languages.[3]
Aigner died on 11 October 2023, at the age of 81.[4]
Awards
[edit | edit source]Aigner was a recipient of a 1996 Lester R. Ford Award from the Mathematical Association of America for his expository article Turán's Graph Theorem.[5] In 2018, Aigner received the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (jointly with Günter M. Ziegler).[6]
Selected publications
[edit | edit source]- Combinatorial Theory (1997 reprint: Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., 1979: Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).; )
- (with Günter M. Ziegler) Proofs from THE BOOK[7]
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- A Course in Enumeration, 2007, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- Mathematics Everywhere. Martin Aigner (Author, Editor), Ehrhard Behrends (Editor), 2010
- Alles Mathematik: Von Pythagoras zum CD-player, by Martin Aigner, Ehrhard Behrends, 2008, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Combinatorial search. Teubner, Stuttgart 1988, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Graphentheorie. Eine Entwicklung aus dem 4-Farben-Problem. Teubner, Stuttgart 1984, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Diskrete Mathematik. Mit über 500 Übungsaufgaben.
- Vieweg, Braunschweig/Wiesbaden 1993, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).,
- corrected edition 12006, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ FU-berlin.de
- ^ Martin Aigner at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Google Books
- ^ Wir trauern um Martin Aigner Archived 15 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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- ^ Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition
- ^ Reviews:
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Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2023 deaths
- Scientists from Linz
- Austrian Roman Catholics
- 20th-century Austrian mathematicians
- Academic staff of the Free University of Berlin
- Cartellverband members
- University of Vienna alumni
- Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Corresponding Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- European mathematician stubs