Stefan Bergman
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Stefan Bergman (5 May 1895 – 6 June 1977) was a Congress Poland-born American mathematician whose primary work was in complex analysis. He is known for the kernel function he discovered in 1922 at University of Berlin. This function is now known as the Bergman kernel. Bergman taught for many years at Stanford University.[1]
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Stefan Bergman | |
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Born | (1895-05-05)May 5, 1895 |
Died | June 6, 1977(1977-06-06) (aged 82) |
Education | University of Vienna University of Berlin |
Known for | Bergman kernel Bergman metric Bergman space |
Spouse | Adele Adlersberg |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Berlin Tomsk State University MIT Yeshiva University Brown University Stanford University |
Thesis | Über die Entwicklung der harmonischen Funktionen der Ebene und des Raumes nach Orthogonalfunktionen (1922) |
Doctoral advisor | Richard von Mises |
Doctoral students | Michael Maschler |
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