Erling Størmer

Erling Størmer
Born	Erling Størmer (1937-11-02) 2 November 1937 (age 87)
Nationality	Norwegian
Alma mater	Columbia University
Scientific career
Fields	mathematics

Erling Størmer (born 2 November 1937) is a Norwegian mathematician, who has mostly worked with operator algebras.

He was born in Oslo as a son of Leif Størmer.^[1] He was a grandson of Carl Størmer and nephew of Per Størmer.^[2] He took his doctorate at Columbia University in 1963 with thesis advisor Richard Kadison,^[3] and was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1974 to his retirement in 2007.^[1]

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[4] In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.^[5]

See also

• Jordan operator algebra

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Erling Størmer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Leif Størmer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
3. "Erling Stormer". Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
4. "Gruppe 1: Matematiske fag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
5. List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-08-05.