Background
Brauer, Alfred Theodor was born on April 8, 1894 in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of Max and Caroline Lilly (Jacob) Brauer. came to the United States, 1939. Naturalized, 1944.
Brauer, Alfred Theodor was born on April 8, 1894 in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of Max and Caroline Lilly (Jacob) Brauer. came to the United States, 1939. Naturalized, 1944.
Student, University Heidelberg (Germany), 1913; student, University Berlin, 1913-1914, 19, 25; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Berlin, 1928; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University North Carolina, 1972.
Assistant, U. Berlin, Germany., 1926-1935; privadocent, U. Berlin, Germany., 1932-1935; assistant Institute Advanced Study, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1939-1942; lecturer, New York University, 1940-1942; instructor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1942; assistant professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1942-1943; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1943-1947; professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1947-1959; Kenan professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1959-1966; professor emeritus, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1966-1985. Visiting professor U. Colorado, summer 1963, 67, Wake Forest U., 1965-1975.
With German Army, 1914-1919. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, North Carolina Academy of Sciences, Elisha Mitchell Science Society, Deutsche Mathematics Verein, Sigma Xi.
Married Hildegard Franziska Wolf, September 4, 1934. Children: Ellen Evelyn Brauer Kaplan, Carolyn Toni Brauer Hudson.