Konrad Osterwalder
Konrad Osterwalder | |
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| Rector of United Nations University (UNU) Rector Emeritus of ETH Zurich | |
| In office 1 September 2007 – 28 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hans van Ginkel |
| Succeeded by | David M. Malone |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1942 Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland |
| Died | 19 December 2025 (aged 83) Switzerland |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Known for | Osterwalder–Schrader theorem Jaffe–Lesniewski–Osterwalder cocycle |
| Awards | ETH medal (1970) ICM Speaker (1983) |
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Konrad Osterwalder (3 June 1942 – 19 December 2025) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist, Undersecretary-General of the United Nations, Rector of the United Nations University (UNU), and Rector Emeritus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). He was known for the Osterwalder–Schrader theorem.