Konrad Osterwalder
Konrad Osterwalder | |
|---|---|
| Former Rector of United Nations University (UNU) Rector Emeritus of ETH Zurich | |
| In office 1 September 2007 – 28 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hans van Ginkel |
| Succeeded by | David M. Malone |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1942 Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Known for | Osterwalder–Schrader theorem Jaffe–Lesniewski–Osterwalder cocycle |
| Awards | ETH medal (1970) ICM Speaker (1983) |
Konrad Osterwalder (born June 3, 1942) is a Swiss mathematician and physicist, former Undersecretary-General of the United Nations, former Rector of the United Nations University (UNU), and Rector Emeritus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). He is known for the Osterwalder–Schrader theorem.