Ivan Vidav, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Vidav

Slovenian mathematician

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1918

Place of Birth: Trieste, Friuli–Venezia Giulia

Date of Death: 06-Oct-2015

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Italy, Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ivan Vidav (January 17, 1918 – October 6, 2015) was a Slovenian mathematician.Ivan Vidav was born in Opcine near Trieste (Slovenian Trst), Italy.
He was Josip Plemelj's student.
Vidav got his Ph.D.
under Plemelj's advisory in 1941 at the University of Ljubljana with a dissertation Kleinovi teoremi v teoriji linearnih diferencialnih enacb (Klein's theorems in the theory of linear differential equations). Vidav's main research interest were differential equations, functional analysis and algebra.
He was a regular member of Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
He was awarded the Prešeren Award. From 1988 he was an honourable member of the Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia (DMFA).