Chaim Samuel Hönig
Brazilian mathematician (1926–2018)
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Chaim Samuel Hönig (1 February 1926[1] – 19 March 2018) was a Brazilian mathematician. He was the main proposer of the Brazilian Mathematical Colloquium (1957), one of the founders of the Brazilian Mathematical Society (SBM), and its first president.[2] Hönig was a full professor at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of São Paulo[3] and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.[4] Hönig made relevant contributions to functional analysis.[5][6][7]
Born1 February 1926
Berlin, Germany
Resting placeCemiterio israelita, Embu das artes, Brazil
AlmamaterUniversity of São Paulo
Chaim Samuel Hönig | |
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| Born | 1 February 1926 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 19 March 2018 (aged 92) |
| Resting place | Cemiterio israelita, Embu das artes, Brazil |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Instituto de Matemática e Estatística |
| Doctoral advisor | Edison Farah |
Books
- Análise funcional e aplicações, Volumes 1–2, Instituto de Matemática e Estatística, University of São Paulo, 1970
- Volterra–Stieltjes integral Equations: Functional Analytic Methods, Linear Constraints (Mathematics Studies), Elsevier, 1975
