Lars Ahlfors
Lars Ahlfors | |
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Lars Ahlfors | |
| Born | 18 April 1907 |
| Died | 11 October 1996 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Known for | Analytic capacity Riemann surfaces Quasiconformal mappings Denjoy-Carleman-Ahlfors theorem Ahlfors finiteness theorem for Kleinian groups Ahlfors theory Conformal geometry Geometric function theory |
| Awards | Fields Medal (1936) Wihuri Prize (1968) Wolf Prize (1981) Leroy P. Steele Prize (1982) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Helsinki ETH Zurich Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernst Lindelöf Rolf Nevanlinna |
| Doctoral students | Paul Garabedian Dale Husemoller James A. Jenkins Albert Marden Robert Osserman Henry Pollak Halsey Royden George Springer |
Lars Valerian Ahlfors (18 April 1907 – 11 October 1996) was a Finnish mathematician, remembered for his work in the field of Riemann surfaces and his textbook on complex analysis.