Martin Kreuzer (born 15 July 1962 in
Ihrlerstein) is a German mathematics professor and
chess player who holds the
chess titles of
International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and
FIDE Master.
Kreuzer did his graduate studies in mathematics at the
University of Regensburg, located on the
Danube River in Bavaria. After spending one year in the United States as a foreign exchange student at
Brandeis University in
Boston, he finished his diploma in Mathematics in Regensburg in 1986. Next came a post-doctoral fellowship at
Queen's University Queen's or Queens University may refer to:
*Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
*Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
**Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950)
**Queen's University of Belfast ...
in
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
, Ontario, Canada, from 1989 to 1991, working in
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 ...
with Professor Anthony Geramita. He then returned to Germany, worked as a scientific assistant at the
University of Regensburg and gained his habilitation in Mathematics in 1997. After substituting for the chair of
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 ...
at the
University of Bayreuth in 2000–2001 and for the chair of
algebra at
Technical University of Dortmund from 2002 to 2007, he moved to
Passau
Passau (; bar, label=Central Bavarian, Båssa) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany, also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers") as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.
Passau's popu ...
where he holds the chair of
symbolic computation
In mathematics and computer science, computer algebra, also called symbolic computation or algebraic computation, is a scientific area that refers to the study and development of algorithms and software for manipulating mathematical expressions ...
at the
University of Passau. His main research interests are
computer algebra
In mathematics and computer science, computer algebra, also called symbolic computation or algebraic computation, is a scientific area that refers to the study and development of algorithms and software for manipulating mathematical expressions ...
,
cryptography, computational commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and their industrial applications.
Kreuzer's chess skills have earned him the
FIDE Master title for over-the-board play. During his short stay in Canada, he finished fourth at the 1990 Open
Canadian Chess Championship at
Edmundston. Further notable over-the-board results include the prize for the best player without Elo number in the
Elo rating system at the 1987 Open "Chess for Peace" in London and a fourth place at the first Novotel Open in
Genova, Italy in 1997.
He gained the title of
International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GMC) 1994, from his result in the 1988–95 Von Massow Memorial tournament. Kreuzer played board six in the finals, on the German team which shared the gold medal at the 11th Correspondence Chess Olympiad, 1992–1999. He was a member the German team which won the 12th Correspondence Chess Olympiad, 1998–2004, and a member of the German team which won the 13th Correspondence Chess Olympiad, 2004–2009.
A selection of his games can be found at
chessbase.com.
Writings
* ''Computational Commutative Algebra I'', by Martin Kreuzer and Lorenzo Robbiano, Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag 2000, .
* ''Computational Commutative Algebra II'', by Martin Kreuzer and Lorenzo Robbiano, Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag 2005, .
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1962 births
Living people
20th-century German mathematicians
21st-century German mathematicians
German male writers
German chess players
Correspondence chess grandmasters
Chess FIDE Masters
Brandeis University alumni
Queen's University at Kingston alumni
Academic staff of the University of Passau