Rolf Nevanlinna

Rolf Nevanlinna
Rolf Nevanlinna, 1958.
Born
Rolf Herman Neovius

(1895-10-22)22 October 1895
Died28 May 1980(1980-05-28) (aged 84)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Known forNevanlinna theory
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Thesis Über beschränkte Funktionen die in gegebenen Punkten vorgeschriebene Werte annehmen  (1919)
Doctoral advisorErnst Leonard Lindelöf
Doctoral studentsLars Ahlfors, Kari Karhunen, Leo Sario, Gustav Elfving, Olli Lehto, Kurt Strebel, Olli Lokki, Nazım Terzioğlu

Rolf Herman Nevanlinna (né Neovius; 22 October 1895 – 28 May 1980) was a Finnish mathematician who made significant contributions to complex analysis.