Albrecht Fröhlich
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Albrecht Fröhlich FRS
(22 May 1916 – 8 November 2001) was a mathematician
famous for his major results and conjectures on Galois module
theory in the Galois structure of rings of integers.
He was born in Munich
to a Jewish family. He fled from the Nazi
s to France
, and then to Palestine. He went to Bristol University in 1945, gaining a Ph.D in 1951 with a dissertation entitled On Some Topics in the Theory of Representation of Groups and Individual Class Field Theory under the supervision of Hans Heilbronn
. He was a lecturer at the University of Leicester
and then at the Keele University, then in 1962 moved as reader to King's College London
where he worked until his retirement in 1981 when he moved to Robinson College, Cambridge
.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1976. He was awarded the Berwick Prize
of the London Mathematical Society
in 1976 and its De Morgan Medal
in 1992. The Society's Fröhlich Prize
is named in his honour.
He is the brother of Herbert Fröhlich
.
Royal Society
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(22 May 1916 – 8 November 2001) was a mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
famous for his major results and conjectures on Galois module
Galois module
In mathematics, a Galois module is a G-module where G is the Galois group of some extension of fields. The term Galois representation is frequently used when the G-module is a vector space over a field or a free module over a ring, but can also be used as a synonym for G-module...
theory in the Galois structure of rings of integers.
He was born in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
to a Jewish family. He fled from the Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
s to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and then to Palestine. He went to Bristol University in 1945, gaining a Ph.D in 1951 with a dissertation entitled On Some Topics in the Theory of Representation of Groups and Individual Class Field Theory under the supervision of Hans Heilbronn
Hans Heilbronn
Hans Arnold Heilbronn was a mathematician.He was born into a German-Jewish family. He was a student at the universities of Berlin, Freiburg and Göttingen, where he met Edmund Landau, who supervised his doctorate...
. He was a lecturer at the University of Leicester
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
and then at the Keele University, then in 1962 moved as reader to King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
where he worked until his retirement in 1981 when he moved to Robinson College, Cambridge
Robinson College, Cambridge
Robinson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.Robinson is the newest of the Cambridge colleges, and is unique in being the only one to have been intended, from its inception, for both undergraduate and graduate students of either sex.- History :The college was founded...
.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1976. He was awarded the Berwick Prize
Berwick Prizes
The Berwick Prize and Senior Berwick Prize are two prizes of the London Mathematical Society awarded in alternating years in memory of William Edward Hodgson Berwick, a previous Vice-President of the LMS. Berwick left some money to be given to the society to establish two prizes...
of the London Mathematical Society
London Mathematical Society
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in 1976 and its De Morgan Medal
De Morgan Medal
The De Morgan Medal is a prize for outstanding contribution to mathematics, awarded by the London Mathematical Society. The Society's most prestigious award, it is given in memory of Augustus De Morgan, who was the first President of the society....
in 1992. The Society's Fröhlich Prize
Fröhlich Prize
The Fröhlich Prize of the London Mathematical Society is awarded in even numbered years in memory of Albrecht Fröhlich. The prize is awarded for original and extremely innovative work in any branch of mathematics...
is named in his honour.
He is the brother of Herbert Fröhlich
Herbert Fröhlich
Herbert Fröhlich was a German-born British physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society....
.
External links
- Memorial note in LMS newsletter
- Biogr. Mem. Fell. R. Soc. 51 (2005) 149-168
- Obituary in German
- The papers of Albrecht Fröhlich have just been processed by the NCUACS, Bath, England http://www.bath.ac.uk/ncuacs/. They can be consulted in the Archives of King's College, London