Heinz Bauer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinz Bauer

German Mathematician

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1928

Place of Birth: Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Aug-2002

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Heinz Bauer (31 January 1928 – 15 August 2002) was a German mathematician. Bauer studied at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and received his PhD there in 1953 under the supervision of Otto Haupt and finished his habilitation in 1956, both for work with Otto Haupt.
After a short time from 1961 to 1965 as professor at the University of Hamburg he stayed his whole career at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His research focus was the potential theory, probability theory and functional analysis Bauer received the Chauvenet Prize in 1980 and became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 1986.
Bauer died in Erlangen.