Hans Föllmer (20 May 1941 in Heiligenstadt, Thuringia, Germany) is a German mathematician, currently

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at the

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, visiting professor at the

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, and Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large at

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. He was awarded the Cantor medal in 2006. In 2007 he became ''doctor

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'' at the

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. Hans Föllmer is widely known for his contributions to

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, stochastic analysis and

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. In

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, he made early contributions to the mathematical modeling of social interactions. In

, he made fundamental contributions to the theory of risk measures and the hedging of contingent claims.

Main scientific works

References

20th-century German mathematicians 21st-century German mathematicians Academic staff of ETH Zurich 1941 births Living people Probability theorists Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin {{Germany-mathematician-stub