Karel de Leeuw
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Karel deLeeuw, or de Leeuw (February 20, 1930 – ), was a mathematician
at Stanford University
, specializing in harmonic analysis
and functional analysis. He received his doctorate at Princeton
in 1954 under Emil Artin
. He was murdered by Theodore Streleski
, a Stanford doctoral student for 19 years, whom he briefly advised.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology
and the University of Chicago
, earning a B.S. degree in 1950. He stayed at Chicago to earn the M.S. degree in mathematics in 1951, then went to Princeton University
, where he obtained a Ph.D.
degree in 1954. His thesis, titled The relative cohomology structure of formations, was written under the direction of Emil Artin
.
After first teaching mathematics at Dartmouth College
and the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, he joined the Stanford University
faculty in 1957, becoming a full professor in 1966, and remaining there until his death in 1978. During sabbaticals and leaves he also spent time at the Institute for Advanced Study
and at Churchill College, Cambridge
(where he was a Fulbright Fellow).
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....
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, specializing in harmonic analysis
Harmonic analysis
Harmonic analysis is the branch of mathematics that studies the representation of functions or signals as the superposition of basic waves. It investigates and generalizes the notions of Fourier series and Fourier transforms...
and functional analysis. He received his doctorate at Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1954 under Emil Artin
Emil Artin
Emil Artin was an Austrian-American mathematician of Armenian descent.-Parents:Emil Artin was born in Vienna to parents Emma Maria, née Laura , a soubrette on the operetta stages of Austria and Germany, and Emil Hadochadus Maria Artin, Austrian-born of Armenian descent...
. He was murdered by Theodore Streleski
Theodore Streleski
Theodore Streleski was a graduate student in mathematics at Stanford University who murdered his former faculty advisor, Professor Karel de Leeuw, with a small sledge hammer on August 18, 1978...
, a Stanford doctoral student for 19 years, whom he briefly advised.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law...
and the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, earning a B.S. degree in 1950. He stayed at Chicago to earn the M.S. degree in mathematics in 1951, then went to Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, where he obtained a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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degree in 1954. His thesis, titled The relative cohomology structure of formations, was written under the direction of Emil Artin
Emil Artin
Emil Artin was an Austrian-American mathematician of Armenian descent.-Parents:Emil Artin was born in Vienna to parents Emma Maria, née Laura , a soubrette on the operetta stages of Austria and Germany, and Emil Hadochadus Maria Artin, Austrian-born of Armenian descent...
.
After first teaching mathematics at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
and the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, he joined the Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
faculty in 1957, becoming a full professor in 1966, and remaining there until his death in 1978. During sabbaticals and leaves he also spent time at the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
and at Churchill College, Cambridge
Churchill College, Cambridge
Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.In 1958, a Trust was established with Sir Winston Churchill as its Chairman of Trustees, to build and endow a college for 60 fellows and 540 Students as a national and Commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill; its...
(where he was a Fulbright Fellow).