Jacob Pieter "Jaap" Murre (18 September 1929 – 9 April 2023) was a Dutch mathematician specializing in

algebraic geometry Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics, classically studying zeros of multivariate polynomials. Modern algebraic geometry is based on the use of abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, for solving geometrical ...

. He was a professor of mathematics at

Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince o ...

Career

Murre was born on 18 September 1929 in

Baarland Baarland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 21 km east of Middelburg. History The village was first mentioned in 1295 as Bae(r)land, and means "barren land". Baarland ...

. At his small primary school one of his classmates and friends was later botanist . Murre studied mathematics at

and in 1957 he obtained his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

under

Hendrik Kloosterman Hendrik Douwe Kloosterman (9 April 1900 – 6 May 1968) was a Dutch mathematician, known for his work in number theory (in particular, for introducing Kloosterman sums) and in representation theory. After completing his master's degree at Leiden ...

with a thesis titled: "Over multipliciteiten van maximaal samenhangende bossen". In 1959 he was appointed associate professor (lector) at Leiden University. In 1961 he became professor of mathematics at the same institute, with a teaching assignment in

. He retired in 1994. Murre was elected a member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ...

in 1971. He was elected a foreign member of the in 2004. Murre died on 9 April 2023 at the age of 93.

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External links

Profile at Leiden University
* 1929 births 2023 deaths Algebraic geometers Dutch mathematicians Leiden University alumni Academic staff of Leiden University Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Borsele {{europe-mathematician-stub