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Astronomer mathematician university professor

Aurel Wintner, Hungarian mathematician. Member faculty Johns Hopkins, since 1930, professor mathematics, since 1946. Rockefeller Foundation fellow U. Rome, 1929, Copenhagen Observatory, 1930; member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1937-1938; Member Astronomische Gesellschaft, London Mathematics Society, Edinburgh Mathematical Society, Palermo Mathematical Society.

Background

Wintner, Aurel was born on April 8, 1903 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Edward and Charlotte (Hirschfeld) Wintner.

Education

Student of University Vienna, U. Göttingen. Doctor of Philosophy, University Leipzig, 1929.

Career

He was one of the founders of probabilistic number theory. He received his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Leipzig in 1928 under the guidance of Leon Lichtenstein. He taught at Johns Hopkins University.

Achievements

  • Aurel Wintner has been listed as a noteworthy mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member faculty Johns Hopkins, since 1930, professor mathematics, since 1946. Rockefeller Foundation fellow U. Rome, 1929, Copenhagen Observatory, 1930. Member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1937-1938.

Member Astronomische Gesellschaft, London Mathematics Society, Edinburgh Mathematical Society, Palermo Mathematical Society.

Connections

Married Doctor.

Father:
Edward Wintner

Mother:
Charlotte (Hirschfeld) Wintner

Spouse:
Doctor