Beno Eckmann (31 March 1917 – 25 November 2008) was a

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mathematician who made contributions to algebraic topology, homological algebra, group theory, and differential geometry.

Life

Born in Bern, Eckmann received his master's degree from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH) in 1939. Later he studied there under Heinz Hopf, obtaining his Ph.D. in 1941. Eckmann was the 2008 recipient of the

Albert Einstein Medal The Albert Einstein Medal is an award presented by the Albert Einstein Society in Bern. First given in 1979, the award is presented to people for "scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein" each year. Recipients ...

Legacy

Calabi–Eckmann manifold In complex geometry, a part of mathematics, a Calabi–Eckmann manifold (or, often, Calabi–Eckmann space), named after Eugenio Calabi and Beno Eckmann, is a complex, homogeneous, non-Kähler manifold In mathematics and especially differential ge ...

s, Eckmann–Hilton duality, the Eckmann–Hilton argument, and the Eckmann–Shapiro lemma are named after Eckmann.

Family

Eckmann's son is mathematical physicist Jean-Pierre Eckmann.Profile for Jean-Pierre Eckmann on geni.com
retrieved 2011-04-30
Photo of Jean-Pierre Eckmann as a child
with his parents, in the mathematical photo collection of the

Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach The Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics (german: Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach) is a center for mathematical research in Oberwolfach, Germany. It was founded by mathematician Wilhelm Süss in 1944. It organizes week ...

, retrieved 2011-04-30.

References

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Biography of Beno Eckmann
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eckmann, Beno 1917 births 2008 deaths People from Bern 20th-century Swiss mathematicians 21st-century Swiss mathematicians ETH Zurich alumni ETH Zurich faculty Topologists Albert Einstein Medal recipients