Background
Korevaar, Jacob was born on January 25, 1923 in Lange Ruige Weide, The Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1959. Son of Nijs Korevaar and Cornelia A. Wepster.
Korevaar, Jacob was born on January 25, 1923 in Lange Ruige Weide, The Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1959. Son of Nijs Korevaar and Cornelia A. Wepster.
Student, University Leiden and Utrecht, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, University Leiden, 1949. Doctorate (honorary), University Gothenburg, Sweden, 1978.
Professor mathematics Technology University, Delft, The Netherlands, 1951-1953, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1953-1964, chairman applied mathematics and engineering physics, 1956-1961. Professor mathematics University California, San Diego, 1964-1974, chairman department mathematics, 1971-1973. Professor mathematics University Amsterdam, 1974-1993, director Mathematics Institute, 1980-1983.
Teaching assistant Technology University, Delft, 1943-1946. Science worker Mathematics Center Amsterdam, 1947-1949. Visiting lecturer, professor Purdue University, 1949-1951, University Michigan, 1950, Stanford University, 1961-1962, Claremont Graduate School, 1969-1970, University Oregon, 1970, Imperial College, London, 1970-1971, Technology University, Eindhoven, 1971, California Institute of Technology, 1988, Bar Ilan University, Israel, 1992.
Lecturer in field; member visiting committee for Mathematics in Netherlands, 1989-1992, Belgium, 1995-1996.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Mathematics Society (chairman summer research institute La Jolla, 1966), Mathematics Association American (Lester R. Ford prize 1987, Chauvenet prize 1989), Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (correspondent member 1959-1974, chairman mathematics section. 1994-1996), Netherlands Mathematics Society (honorary, chairman 1982-1984).
Married Johanna E. Ladestein, August 1950 (divorced 1970). 5 children; Married Pia R. Pfluger, August 1971. 3 children.