Leopold Vietoris
| Leopold Vietoris | |
|---|---|
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Leopold Vietoris on his 110th birthday | |
| Born |
4 June 1891 Bad Radkersburg, Styria Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
9 April 2002 (aged 110 years, 309 days) Innsbruck, Tyrol Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Innsbruck |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Doctoral advisor |
Gustav Ritter von Escherich Wilhelm Wirtinger |
| Doctoral students |
Eva Ambach Walter Dürk Helmut Grömer Kurt Hellmich Hiltrud Jochum Johann Leicht Fortunat Pescolderung Martha Petschacher Gerhard Riege |
| Known for |
Contributions to topology Being a supercentenarian |
| Spouse |
Klara Riccabona (m. 1928-1935) (her death) Maria Josefa Vincentia Vietoris, born von Riccabona zu Reichenfels (m. 1936–2002) (her death) |
| Children | 6 |
Leopold Vietoris (/viːˈtɔərɪs/; German: [viːˈtoːʀɪs]; 4 June 1891 – 9 April 2002) was an Austrian mathematician and a World War I veteran. He was born in Radkersburg and died in Innsbruck.
He was known for his contributions to topology—notably the Mayer-Vietoris sequence—and other fields of mathematics, his interest in mathematical history and for being a keen alpinist. Vietoris attended the University of Vienna, where he earned his Ph.D in 1920.[1]
Biography
He studied mathematics and geometry at the Technical University in Vienna.[1] Vietoris was drafted in 1914 in World War I and was wounded in September that same year.[1] On 4 November 1918, one week before the Armistice of Villa Giusti, he became an Italian prisoner of war.[1] In autumn 1928 he married his first wife Klara Riccabona, who later died while giving birth to their sixth daughter.[1] In 1936 he married Klara's sister, Maria Riccabona.[1]
Vietoris was survived by his six daughters, 17 grandchildren, and 30 great-grandchildren.[2]
He lends his name to a few mathematical concepts:
- Vietoris topology (see topological space)
- Vietoris homology (see homology theory)
- Mayer–Vietoris sequence
- Vietoris–Begle mapping theorem
- Vietoris–Rips complex
Vietoris remained scientifically active in his later years, even writing one paper on trigonometric sums at the age of 103.[3]
Vietoris lived to be 110 years and 309 days old, and became the oldest verified Austrian man ever.
Decorations and awards
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1973)
- Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (1981)
- Honorary member of the German Mathematical Society (1992)
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Reitberger, Heinrich (November 2002). "Leopold Vietoris (1891-2002)" (PDF). American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2003-09-05.
- ↑ "Professor Dr. Leopold Vietoris" (PDF). Geo Imagining. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ↑ Reitberger, Heinrich (November 2002). "Leopold Vietoris (1891–2002)" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 49 (10): 1235. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
References
- Peter Weibel (ed.), Beyond art: a third culture: a comparative study in cultures, art, and science in 20th century Austria and Hungary, Springer, 2005, p. 261.