Frederick William Gehring was an American mathematician who worked in the area of complex analysis.
Background
His father, Carl Ernst Gehring, was a journalist who worked for the Ann Arbor News and a music critic. His mother, Hester Reed Gehring, was a foreign language examiner for students who needed to prove competency as a requirement for their graduate degree. She was also the daughter of John Oren Reed, a physics professor and Dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan.
Education
Both of Fred Gehring"s parents graduated from the University of Michigan. Gehring graduated from University High School in 1943 and hoped to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Career
1986 – awarded the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Commander class, Finland"s highest scientific honor for foreigners.
Membership
National Academy of Sciences.