Christian Friedrich Krattenthaler (born 8 October 1958 in

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) is an Austrian mathematician. He is a professor of

discrete mathematics Discrete mathematics is the study of mathematical structures that can be considered "discrete" (in a way analogous to discrete variables, having a bijection with the set of natural numbers) rather than "continuous" (analogously to continuous f ...

(with a focus on

combinatorics Combinatorics is an area of mathematics primarily concerned with counting, both as a means and an end in obtaining results, and certain properties of finite structures. It is closely related to many other areas of mathematics and has many appl ...

). From 2016 to 2020 he has been the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

. He received his doctoral degree sub auspiciis Praesidentis rei publicae at the University of Vienna in 1983 under Johann Cigler with the dissertation ''Lagrangeformel und inverse Relationen'' (Lagrangian formula and inverse relations). Krattenthaler worked at various universities, including the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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before being appointed to a professorship at the University of Vienna in 2005. His area of specialization is the problems of combinatorial

enumeration An enumeration is a complete, ordered listing of all the items in a collection. The term is commonly used in mathematics and computer science to refer to a listing of all of the elements of a set. The precise requirements for an enumeration (fo ...

, such as those in

algebra Algebra () is one of the broad areas of mathematics. Roughly speaking, algebra is the study of mathematical symbols and the rules for manipulating these symbols in formulas; it is a unifying thread of almost all of mathematics. Elementary a ...

algebraic geometry Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics, classically studying zeros of multivariate polynomials. Modern algebraic geometry is based on the use of abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, for solving geometrical ...

number theory Number theory (or arithmetic or higher arithmetic in older usage) is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers and arithmetic function, integer-valued functions. German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777� ...

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, or

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. Krattenthaler won in 1990 the

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and in 2007 the

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of the

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. He was elected in 2005 a corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, in 2011 a full member of the

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, and in 2012 a Fellow of the

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. In 2015 he received a Docteur honoris causa from the

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. Krattenthaler is also a trained

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. He studied piano at the (then) Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (today

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) with

Hans Graf Hans Graf (born 15 February 1949 in Marchtrenk) is an Austrian conductor. As a child, Graf learned the violin and the piano. He studied at the Musikhochschule in Graz, Austria, and graduated with diplomas in piano and conducting. He also partici ...

. He completed his studies in 1986 with the concert diploma. Until 1991, he performed as soloist and chamber musician. Frequent chamber music partners were Bernhard Biberauer (violin), Alfred Hertel (oboe), Peter Siakala (violoncello), Anton Straka (violin), Herwig Tachezi (violoncello) and Thomas C. Wolf (violin). Krattenthaler terminated his concert activities in 1991 because of an irreversible chronic medical condition in both hands.

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* * * (2016 International Conference of Number Theory in honor of Krishna Alladi's 60th birthday) {{DEFAULTSORT:Krattenthaler, Christian Austrian mathematicians University of Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Vienna Fellows of the American Mathematical Society Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Members of Academia Europaea 1958 births Living people