Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen
Dutch mathematician (1913–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adriaan Cornelis "Aad" Zaanen (14 June 1913 in Rotterdam – 1 April 2003 in Wassenaar) was a Dutch mathematician working in analysis. He is known for his books on Riesz spaces (together with Wim Luxemburg).
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Born | Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen 14 June 1913 |
Died | 1 April 2003 (2003-05) (aged 89) |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Known for | Contributions to the theory of Riesz spaces |
Spouse | Ada van der Woude |
Awards | Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1960) Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1982) Honorary member of the Dutch Mathematical Society (1988) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Functional analysis |
Institutions | Bandung Institute of Technology Delft University of Technology Leiden University |
Doctoral advisor | Johannes Droste |
Doctoral students | W.A.J. Luxemburg, B.C. Strydom, M.A. Kaashoek, A.C. van Eijnsbergen, J.J. Grobler, N.A. van Arkel, C.B. Huijsmans, E. de Jonge, P. Maritz, W.J. Claas, A.R. Schep, W.K. Vietsch, B. de Pagter |
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