Konrad Voss

Konrad Voss (August 9, 1928 – March 30, 2017) was a German mathematician and a professor in Switzerland, at ETH Zurich.

Life Konrad Voss was born on August 9, 1928 in Berlin. His studies were interrupted by World War II, after which he studied for two terms at the University of Berlin He received a degree there in 1951, after which he worked as an assistant to Beno Eckmann.

As early as 1960, the Federal Council appointed him assistant professor of mathematics, in particular geometry in German, at ETH Zurich. After only three years, Konrad Voss was promoted to full professor, and his professorship was later renamed the Professorship of Mathematics. For several years he also held the post of head of the department of mathematics and physics.