Josip Globevnik
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Josip Globevnik, Slovenian mathematician
, born December 6, 1945, Ljubljana
, Slovenia
(then Yugoslavia
).
Globevnik graduated in 1968 and obtained his PhD
in 1972 at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (FNT) of University of Ljubljana
. He worked on the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy between 1969 and 1988, also as an associate professor (1978) and professor of mathematics
(1983). From 1988 on he taught as a professor of mathematical analysis
in the FNT and later the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
He taught as a guest on universities in the U.S.
(1973/74, 1978/79, 1983–1985). For a shorter time, he visited several universities in Europe
, Brazil
and Israel
.
Globevnik's main research interest is complex analysis
. He published around 50 articles in international journals. From 1985 he has been a correspondence member and from 1989 a regular member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
.
In 1976 he was awarded with Kidric Award.
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....
, born December 6, 1945, Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
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(then Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
).
Globevnik graduated in 1968 and obtained his PhD
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in 1972 at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (FNT) of University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
. He worked on the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy between 1969 and 1988, also as an associate professor (1978) and professor of mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
(1983). From 1988 on he taught as a professor of mathematical analysis
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical analysis, which mathematicians refer to simply as analysis, has its beginnings in the rigorous formulation of infinitesimal calculus. It is a branch of pure mathematics that includes the theories of differentiation, integration and measure, limits, infinite series, and analytic functions...
in the FNT and later the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
He taught as a guest on universities in the U.S.
United States
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(1973/74, 1978/79, 1983–1985). For a shorter time, he visited several universities in Europe
Europe
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, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Globevnik's main research interest is complex analysis
Complex analysis
Complex analysis, traditionally known as the theory of functions of a complex variable, is the branch of mathematical analysis that investigates functions of complex numbers. It is useful in many branches of mathematics, including number theory and applied mathematics; as well as in physics,...
. He published around 50 articles in international journals. From 1985 he has been a correspondence member and from 1989 a regular member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the national academy of Slovenia, which encompasses science and the arts and brings together the top Slovene researchers and artists as members of the academy....
.
In 1976 he was awarded with Kidric Award.