Ernst Hairer
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Ernst Hairer | |
|---|---|
 Hairer at Oberwolfach, 2006 | |
| Born | 19 June 1949 |
| Citizenship | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva |
| Children | Martin Hairer |
| Awards | Peter Henrici Prize (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Geneva |
| Doctoral advisor | Gerhard Wanner |
| Doctoral students | Christian Lubich |
| Website | www |
Ernst Hairer (born 19 June 1949)[1] is a professor of mathematics at the University of Geneva known for his work in numerical analysis.
His PhD was completed at the University of Innsbruck.[2]
He is the father of the mathematician Martin Hairer, who won the Fields Medal in 2014.
Hairer is a member of the editorial boards for the journals Mathematics of Computation[3] and Journal of Scientific Computing.[4]
He wrote, with others, Solving Ordinary Differential Equations (Hairer, Nørsett, Wanner) and L'analyse au fil de l'histoire (Hairer, Wanner).
