Albrecht Dold

Albrecht Dold (5 August 1928 – 26 September 2011) was a German mathematician specializing in algebraic topology who proved the Dold–Thom theorem, the Dold–Kan correspondence, and introduced Dold manifolds, Dold–Puppe stabilization, and Dold fibrations.

Albrecht Dold
From left: Helmut R. Salzmann, Karl Peter Grotemeyer [de], Albrecht Dold, June 1975 in Oberwolfach
Born	(1928-08-05)5 August 1928
Died	26 September 2011(2011-09-26) (aged 83)
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Heidelberg University
Known for	Dold manifold Dold–Kan correspondence Dold–Thom theorem Quasi-fibration
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Heidelberg University
Doctoral advisor	Herbert Seifert
Doctoral students	Mónica Clapp Eberhard Freitag

Life

Albrecht Dold was born in Triberg, and studied mathematics and physics at Heidelberg University, earning a Ph.D. degree in 1954 under the direction of Herbert Seifert. He visited the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton in 1956–58, and taught at Columbia University in 1960–62 and at the University of Zürich in 1962–63. In 1963 he returned to Heidelberg, where he stayed most of his career, till his retirement in 1996.

Dold's work in algebraic topology, in particular, his work on fixed-point theory has made him known in economics as well as mathematics. His book "Lectures on Algebraic Topology" is a standard reference among economists as well as mathematicians. He had 19 doctoral students, including Mónica Clapp, Eberhard Freitag, Volker Puppe, and Carl-Friedrich Bödigheimer, as well as 58 descendants.

Dold was married to Yvonne Dold-Samplonius, a distinguished historian of mathematics.

References

• Albrecht Dold at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• "Pictures of Albrecht Dold". Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach.
• "Home page of A. Dold". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-03-30.