Jürg Fröhlich

Swiss mathematician, theoretical physicist, and university teacher (born 1946)
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Summary

Jürg Fröhlich was born on July 4, 1946[1], in Schaffhausen[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3], university teacher[4], theoretical physicist[5], and mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[8]
  • Educated at: ETH Zurich[9]
  • Doctoral advisor: Klaus Hepp[10], Walter Hunziker[11]
  • Award received: Henri Poincaré Prize[12], Max Planck Medal[13], Marcel Benoist Prize[14], Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[15], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16], Nationaler Latsis Award[17]
  • Member of: Academia Europaea[18], Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[19], National Academy of Sciences[20], American Mathematical Society[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Doctoral student: Benjamin Schlein[23], Giovanni Felder[24], Anton Bovier[25], Thomas Kerler[26], Thomas Chen[27], Walter H. Aschbacher[28], Franz Gähler[29], Claudio Albanese[30], Enno Lenzmann[31], Rudolf Suter[32], Roland Goetschmann[33], Georg Keller[34], Marcel Leupp[35], Sven Bachmann[36]
  • Commons category: Jürg Martin Fröhlich[37]
  • Academic degree: doctorate[38]
  • Family name: Fröhlich[39]
  • Given name: Jürg[40], Martin[41]
  • Erdős number: 3[42]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[43]

Why It Matters

Jürg Fröhlich has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

His notable doctoral advisees include Benjamin Schlein[46], a mathematician[47], b. 1975[48], of Italy[49], awarded the Sofia Kovalevskaya Award[50]; Giovanni Felder[51], a mathematician[52], b. 1958[53], of Switzerland[54], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[55]; and Claudio Albanese[56], a computer scientist[57].

FAQs

Where was Jürg Fröhlich born?

Jürg Fröhlich was born in Schaffhausen[2].

What did Jürg Fröhlich do for work?

Jürg Fröhlich worked as a physicist[3], university teacher[4], theoretical physicist[5], and mathematician[6].

Where did Jürg Fröhlich go to school?

Jürg Fröhlich was educated at ETH Zurich[9].

What awards did Jürg Fröhlich receive?

Honors received include Henri Poincaré Prize[12], Max Planck Medal[13], Marcel Benoist Prize[14], and Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . iamp.org. iamp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . dpg-physik.de. Retrieved . dpg-physik.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . marcel-benoist.ch. Retrieved . marcel-benoist.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [18] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  33. [19] ↑ . bbaw.de. Retrieved . bbaw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [20] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [21] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 23w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Swiss mathematician, theoretical physicist, and university teacher (born 1946)
    Occupation → physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist +1
    Given name → Jürg, Martin
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    Award received → Henri Poincaré Prize, Max Planck Medal, Marcel Benoist Prize +3
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  5. 24w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → ETH Zurich
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    Doctoral student → Benjamin Schlein, Giovanni Felder, Anton Bovier +14
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