Friedrich Hirzebruch

Friedrich Hirzebruch
Friedrich Hirzebruch
	Hirzebruch in 1980 (picture courtesy MFO)
Born	Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch; 17 October 1927; Hamm, Province of Westphalia, Germany
Died	27 May 2012 (aged 84); Bonn, Germany
Alma mater	University of Münster; ETH Zürich; Institute for Advanced Study; Princeton University;
Known for	Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch theorem; Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence; Hirzebruch signature theorem; Hirzebruch surface; Topological K-theory; Characteristic classes; Complex manifolds;
Awards	Wolf Prize (1988); Lobachevsky Medal (1989); Lomonosov Gold Medal (1996); Albert Einstein Medal (1999); Cantor medal (2004); ForMemRS(1994);
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Bonn; Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik;
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Behnke; Heinz Hopf;
Doctoral students	Egbert Brieskorn; Detlef Gromoll; Matthias Kreck; Winfried Scharlau; Friedhelm Waldhausen; Don Bernard Zagier; Lothar Göttsche;

Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch ForMemRS (17 October 1927 – 27 May 2012) was a German mathematician, working in the fields of topology, complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a leading figure in his generation. He has been described as "the most important mathematician in Germany of the postwar period."

Friedrich Hirzebruch
Hirzebruch in 1980 (picture courtesy MFO)
Born	Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch (1927-10-17)17 October 1927 Hamm, Province of Westphalia, Germany
Died	27 May 2012(2012-05-27) (aged 84) Bonn, Germany
Alma mater	University of Münster ETH Zürich Institute for Advanced Study Princeton University
Known for	Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch theorem Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence Hirzebruch signature theorem Hirzebruch surface Topological K-theory Characteristic classes Complex manifolds
Awards	Wolf Prize (1988) Lobachevsky Medal (1989) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1996) Albert Einstein Medal (1999) Cantor medal (2004) ForMemRS(1994)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Bonn Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Behnke Heinz Hopf
Doctoral students	Egbert Brieskorn Detlef Gromoll Matthias Kreck Winfried Scharlau Friedhelm Waldhausen Don Bernard Zagier Lothar Göttsche