Jochen Wulf Bruening

Background

Bruening, Jochen Wulf was born on March 29, 1947 in Bad Wildungen, Germany. Son of Karl August and Lieselotte Dorothea (Wellmann) Brüning.

Education

Diploma-Mathematics U. Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, U. Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1972; Habilitation in Mathematics, U. Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1977.

Career

Docent, U. Marburg, 1973-1978; professor mathematics, Ludwig-Maximilians U., Munich, 1978-1979; professor mathematics, U. Duisburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1979-1983; professor mathematics, chair Department, University Augsburg, Germany, since 1983; dean faculty of science, U. Augsburg, Germany, 1986-1988. Acting director Institute European Cultural History, Augsburg, since 1990. Acting director Institute Mathematics Humboldt U., Berlin, 1991-1993.

Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern U., Aarhus, Göteborg, Nagoya, Japan, Ohio State University.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: (textbook) Differential Geometry, 1988. Editor: (book series)Studia Augustana, since 1990, Colloquia Augustana, Teubner Texte Mathematics Journal Analysis, since 1986, Mathematische Nachrichten, since 1992. Contributor articles to professional publications.

Membership

Member Deutsche Mathematics-Vereinigung, American Mathematics Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, New York Academy Sciences, Gesellschaft der Naturforscher und Ärzte.

Interests

• Avocations: literature, cultural history, ornithology.

Connections

Married Hannelore Liselotte Petereit, October 6, 1972. Children: Karin, Eva.

Father:

Karl August Brüning

Mother:

Lieselotte Dorothea (Wellmann) Brüning

Spouse:

Hannelore Petereit

child:

Karin Bruening

child:

Eva Bruening