Lars Ahlfors
Lars Ahlfors | |
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Lars Ahlfors | |
| Born | 18 April 1907 |
| Died | 11 October 1996 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Known for | Analytic capacity Riemann surfaces Quasiconformal mappings Denjoy-Carleman-Ahlfors theorem Ahlfors finiteness theorem for Kleinian groups Ahlfors theory Conformal geometry Geometric function theory |
| Awards | Fields Medal (1936) Wihuri Prize (1968) Wolf Prize (1981) Leroy P. Steele Prize (1982) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Helsinki ETH Zurich Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernst Lindelöf Rolf Nevanlinna |
| Doctoral students | Paul Garabedian Dale Husemoller James A. Jenkins Albert Marden Robert Osserman Henry Pollak Halsey Royden George Springer |
Lars Valerian Ahlfors (18 April 1907 – 11 October 1996) was a Finnish mathematician, remembered for his work in the field of Riemann surfaces and his textbook on complex analysis. In 1936, Ahlfors was awarded the first Fields Medal, along with American mathematician Jesse Douglas.