Friedrich Hirzebruch
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Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch ForMemRS[1] (17 October 1927 – 27 May 2012) was a German mathematician, working in the fields of topology, complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a leading figure in his generation. He has been described as "the most important mathematician in Germany of the postwar period."[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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Born | Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch (1927-10-17)17 October 1927 Hamm, Province of Westphalia, Germany |
Died | 27 May 2012(2012-05-27) (aged 84) Bonn, Germany |
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Fields | Mathematics |
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