Rolf Schneider

Rolf Georg Schneider (born 17 March 1940, Hagen, Germany)^[1] is a mathematician. Schneider is a professor emeritus at the University of Freiburg. His main research interests are convex geometry and stochastic geometry.

Rolf Schneider
Born	Rolf Georg Schneider (1940-03-17) 17 March 1940 (age 85) Hagen, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Known for	Convex geometry, Stochastic geometry
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematician
Institutions	University of Freiburg
Doctoral advisor	Ruth Moufang

Career

Schneider completed his PhD 1967 with Ruth Moufang at Goethe University Frankfurt with a thesis titled (Elliptisch gekrümmte Hyperflächen in der affinen Differentialgeometrie im Großen). In 1969, he got his Habilitation in Bochum. In 1970, he was appointed as a full professor at Technische Universität Berlin and in 1974 at the University of Freiburg.

He became a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[2] in 2014 and received an honorary doctorate of the University of Salzburg in the same year.^[3]

Research

Rolf Schneider is known for his solution of Shephard's problem,^[4] his books on stochastic and integral geometry,^[5][6][7] and his comprehensive monography on the Brunn–Minkowski theory.^[8][9]