Edmund Hlawka (November 5, 1916,

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– February 19, 2009) was an

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. He was a leading number theorist. Hlawka did most of his work at the

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. He was also a visiting professor at

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and the

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. Hlawka died on February 19, 2009 in

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Education and career

Hlawka studied at the

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from 1934 to 1938, when he gained his doctorate under Nikolaus Hofreiter. Among his PhD students were

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winner

Wolfgang M. Schmidt Wolfgang M. Schmidt (born 3 October 1933) is an Austrian mathematician working in the area of number theory. He studied mathematics at the University of Vienna, where he received his PhD, which was supervised by Edmund Hlawka, in 1955. Wolfgang ...

, Walter Knödel who became one of the first German

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professors, and Hermann Maurer, also a computer scientist. Through these and other students, Hlawka has nearly 1500 academic descendants. Hlawka was awarded the

Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ...

in 2007.

Honours and awards

* Decoration for Science and Art (Austria, 1963) * City of Vienna Prize for the Humanities (1969) *

, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star (2007); Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold (1987) *

Wilhelm Exner Medal The Wilhelm Exner Medal has been awarded by the Austrian Industry Association, (ÖGV), for excellence in research and science since 1921. The medal is dedicated to Wilhelm Exner (1840–1931), former president of the Association, who initialized ...

(1982).Editor, ÖGV. (2015). Wilhelm Exner Medal. Austrian Trade Association. ÖGV. Austria. * Joseph Johann Ritter von Prechtl Medal (1989) *

Erwin Schrödinger Prize The Erwin Schrödinger Prize (German: Erwin Schrödinger-Preis) is an annual award presented by the Austrian Academy of Sciences for lifetime achievement by Austrians in the fields of mathematics and natural sciences. The prize was established i ...

References

* 1916 births 2009 deaths People from Bruck an der Mur Austrian mathematicians Number theorists Princeton University faculty University of Paris faculty Academics of TU Wien Academics of the University of Vienna University of Vienna alumni Recipients of the Grand Decoration with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria Recipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art {{europe-mathematician-stub

Education and career

Honours and awards

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