Wolfgang Heinrich Johannes Fuchs (May 19, 1915,
Munich
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– February 24, 1997) was a British
mathematician
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specializing in
complex analysis
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. His main area of research was
Nevanlinna theory.
Fuchs received his
Ph.D. in 1941 from the
University of Cambridge
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, under the direction of
Albert Ingham.
He joined the faculty of
Cornell University
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in 1950 and spent the rest of his career there.
See also
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Erdős–Fuchs theorem
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Chung–Fuchs theorem
References
External links
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20th-century German mathematicians
German mathematical analysts
Humboldt Research Award recipients
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Cornell University faculty
Scientists from Munich
1915 births
1997 deaths
German emigrants to the United Kingdom
Bavarian emigrants to the United States
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