About Jacob Korevaar
Lived 1923 – 2025 (aged 102). Jacob Korevaar was an American and Dutch mathematician and university teacher.
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).
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 was the older brother of the Olympic water polo player Nijs Korevaar. He died in Bussum on 18 March 2025, at the age of 102.
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Who was Jacob Korevaar?
Dutch mathematician (1923–2025)
When was Jacob Korevaar born?
Jacob Korevaar was born on 25 January 1923 in Lange Ruige Weide.
When did Jacob Korevaar die?
Jacob Korevaar died on 18 March 2025 in Bussum.
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Jacob Korevaar was a mathematician and university teacher.
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Jacob Korevaar was American and Dutch.
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