Rolf Schneider
German mathematician
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Rolf Georg Schneider (born 17 March 1940, Hagen, Germany)[1] is a mathematician. Schneider is a professor emeritus at the University of Freiburg. His main research interests are convex geometry and stochastic geometry.
17 March 1940
Rolf Schneider | |
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| Born | Rolf Georg Schneider 17 March 1940 Hagen, Germany |
| Alma mater | Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main |
| Known for | Convex geometry, Stochastic geometry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | University of Freiburg |
| Ruth Moufang | |
Career
Schneider completed his PhD 1967 with Ruth Moufang at Goethe University Frankfurt with a thesis titled (Elliptisch gekrümmte Hyperflächen in der affinen Differentialgeometrie im Großen). In 1969, he got his Habilitation in Bochum. In 1970, he was appointed as a full professor at Technische Universität Berlin and in 1974 at the University of Freiburg.
He became a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[2] in 2015 and received an honorary doctorate of the University of Salzburg in 2004.[3][4]
Research
Rolf Schneider is known for his solution of Shephard's problem,[5] his books on stochastic and integral geometry in long-standing collaboration with Wolfgang Weil,[6][7][8] and his comprehensive monography on the Brunn–Minkowski theory.[9][10]