Otto Haupt
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Otto Haupt was a German Mathematician.
He obtained his PhD in 1911 under the supervision of Georg Rost and Emil Hilb
at the University of Würzburg
, and became a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He retired from teaching in 1953, but continued his mathematical research for many subsequent years.
Since 1918 he was married to Edith Hughes. Despite her Jewish ancestry, she survived the Nazi period unharmed in Erlangen, and lived to 1981.
In 1987, his centenary year, a birthday conference was given in his honor at the University of Erlangen.
He was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Bonn
, the University of Nantes
and the University of Würzburg
.
In 1963 he was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit
.
He obtained his PhD in 1911 under the supervision of Georg Rost and Emil Hilb
Emil Hilb
Emil Hilb was a German-Jewish mathematician who worked in the fields of special functions, differential equations, and difference equations...
at the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
, and became a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He retired from teaching in 1953, but continued his mathematical research for many subsequent years.
Since 1918 he was married to Edith Hughes. Despite her Jewish ancestry, she survived the Nazi period unharmed in Erlangen, and lived to 1981.
In 1987, his centenary year, a birthday conference was given in his honor at the University of Erlangen.
He was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
, the University of Nantes
University of Nantes
The University of Nantes is a well-known French university, located in the city of Nantes. Currently, it is attended by approximately 34,000 students. 10% of them are international students coming from 110 countries.-History:...
and the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
.
In 1963 he was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit
Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is the order of merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people"....
.