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Robert Osserman

Robert "Bob" Osserman (December 19, 1926 – November 30, 2011) was an American mathematician who worked in geometry. He is specially remembered for his work on the theory of minimal surfaces. There are many mathematical concepts named after him.

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Known for
Osserman conjecture Osserman manifolds Osserman's theorem Nirenberg's conjecture Osserman–Xavier–Fujimoto theorem Keller–Osserman conditions
Awards
Lester R. Ford Award (1980)
Education
Harvard University
Born
(1926-12-19)December 19, 1926
Died
November 30, 2011(2011-11-30) (aged 84)
Doctoral advisor
Lars Ahlfors

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Robert Osserman

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Robert Osserman

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related to Topics named after Robert Osserman · 3
Robert Osserman → Award, Osserman, University's Robert Osserman Teaching
Awards · 1
Robert Osserman → Lester R. Ford Award (1980)
Born · 1
Robert Osserman → (1926-12-19)December 19, 1926
Died · 1
Robert Osserman → November 30, 2011(2011-11-30) (aged 84)
Doctoral advisor · 1
Robert Osserman → Lars Ahlfors
Education · 1
Robert Osserman → Harvard University
Fields · 1
Robert Osserman → Mathematics
Known for · 1
Robert Osserman → Osserman conjecture Osserman manifolds Osserman's theorem Nirenberg's conjecture Osserman–Xavier–Fujimoto theorem Keller–Osserman conditions
Notable students · 1
Robert Osserman → H. Blaine Lawson David Allen Hoffman Michael Gage
Workplaces · 1
Robert Osserman → Stanford University

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Robert OssermanAwardsLester R. Ford Award (1980)1.00infobox
Robert OssermanBorn(1926-12-19)December 19, 19261.00infobox
Robert OssermanDiedNovember 30, 2011(2011-11-30) (aged 84)1.00infobox
Robert OssermanDoctoral advisorLars Ahlfors1.00infobox
Robert OssermanEducationHarvard University1.00infobox
Robert OssermanFieldsMathematics1.00infobox
Robert OssermanKnown forOsserman conjecture Osserman manifolds Osserman's theorem Nirenberg's conjecture Osserman–Xavier–Fujimoto theorem Keller–Osserman conditions1.00infobox
Robert OssermanNotable studentsH. Blaine Lawson David Allen Hoffman Michael Gage1.00infobox
Robert OssermanWorkplacesStanford University1.00infobox
Robert Ossermanrelated to Topics named after Robert OssermanOsserman0.60section
Robert Ossermanrelated to Topics named after Robert OssermanUniversity's Robert Osserman Teaching0.60section
Robert Ossermanrelated to Topics named after Robert OssermanAward0.60section

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