Rolf Nevanlinna
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Finnish mathematician (1895–1980) known for his research in complex analysis
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
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Finland
- Place of birth
- Joensuu
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Sibling
- Frithiof Nevanlinna
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- chairperson
- Employer
- University of Turku
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Swedish
- Doctoral advisor
- Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
- Field of work
- complex analysis
- Conflict
- Continuation War
- Military branch
- Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS
- 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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