Jacob Korevaar
Jacob "Jaap" Korevaar (born 25 January 1923) is 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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1923 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| 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. 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. In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Korevaar is the older brother of the Olympic water polo player Nijs Korevaar. He turned 100 on 25 January 2023.
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