In the history of mathematics, Wolfgang Dahmen is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Wolfgang Dahmen as German mathematician.
Wolfgang Dahmen was born at Linnich in 1949. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at RWTH Aachen University.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at RWTH Aachen University, University of South Carolina and University of South Carolina.
Mathematical work is judged by whether anyone can build on it, and that judgement takes decades.
Recognition followed: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2002).
That the work was done from Germany matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Achievements
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize — 2002
- Held posts at RWTH Aachen University, University of South Carolina and University of South Carolina
