Jacob Korevaar
Dutch mathematician (1923–2025)
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Jacob "Jaap" Korevaar (25 January 1923 – 18 March 2025) was a Dutch mathematician. He was part of the faculty of the University of California San Diego and University of Wisconsin–Madison, as well as the University of Amsterdam (Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics).
Jacob Korevaar | |
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| Born | 25 January 1923 Lange Ruige Weide, Netherlands |
| Died | 18 March 2025 (aged 102) Bussum, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Relatives | Nijs Korevaar (brother) |
| Awards | Chauvenet Prize (1989) Lester R. Ford Award (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Amsterdam University of California San Diego University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Doctoral advisor | Hendrik Kloosterman |
Korevaar became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1975.[1] He won the 1987 Lester R. Ford Award, and the 1989 Chauvenet Prize, for an essay on Louis de Branges de Bourcia's proof of the Bieberbach conjecture.[2] In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[3]
Korevaar was the older brother of the Olympic water polo player Nijs Korevaar.[4] He died in Bussum on 18 March 2025, at the age of 102.[5][6]