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Also known as Rolf Herman Nevanlinna

Finnish mathematician (1895–1980) known for his research in complex analysis

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Works
8

Top works

  • Einfuhrung in die Funktiontheorie
  • Absolute Analysis
  • Uniformisierung
  • Introduction to complex analysis
  • Analytic functions

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Finland
Active from
1954-04-07

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Total plays
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Key facts

Born
Rolf Herman Neovius , ( 1895-10-22 ) 22 October 1895, Joensuu , Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian Empire
Died
28 May 1980 (1980-05-28) (aged 84), Helsinki , Finland
Alma mater
University of Helsinki
Known for
Nevanlinna theory
Fields
Mathematics
Thesis
Über beschränkte Funktionen die in gegebenen Punkten vorgeschriebene Werte annehmen (1919)
Doctoral advisor
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
Doctoral students
Lars Ahlfors , Kari Karhunen , Leo Sario , Gustav Elfving , Olli Lehto , Kurt Strebel , Olli Lokki , Nazım Terzioğlu

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Rolf
Gender
male
Place of birth
Joensuu
Place of death
Helsinki
Position held
chairperson
Languages spoken
French
Native language
Swedish
Doctoral advisor
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
Field of work
complex analysis
Image
Rolf-Nevanlinna-1958.jpg
Work location
Zurich
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date of birth
1895-10-22
date of death
1980-05-28
Commons category
Rolf Nevanlinna
Erdős number
5
birth name
Rolf Neovius
place of burial
Hietaniemi cemetery
interested in
mathematics
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
allegiance
Finland
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Encyclopedic overview

Rolf Herman Nevanlinna (né Neovius; 22 October 1895 – 28 May 1980) was a Finnish mathematician who made significant contributions to complex analysis. He is the namesake of Nevanlinna theory for meromorphic functions.

Background

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