Peter Henrici

Swiss mathematician (1923-1987)
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27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
September 13, 1923
Date of death
March 13, 1987
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
United States, Switzerland[7][8]
Field of work
numerical analysis, mathematics, function theory[9][10][11]
Position held
chairperson[12]
Religion or worldview
reformed[23]
Doctoral student
William B. Gragg, Gilbert Strang, Rolf Jeltsch, Hermann Brunner, Walter Gander, Talaat Hilal, M. Stuart Lynn, David Dean Morrison, Martin Hermann Gutknecht, William Perry Timlake, Paul Theophil Streckeisen, Willy Kellenberger, Christian Hoffmann, Peter Geiger, Manfred Trummer, Pia Rosa Pfluger, Rita Jeltsch, Gunther Friedemann Schrack, Jean-Paul Berrut, Alejandro Amrein, Andrea Mazzario, Armin Friedli, Wolfgang Seewald, Kaspar Nipp, Hans-Peter Hoidn, Marie-Louise Henrici-Kaufmann, Gérard Philippin, Werner Schnider, Martin Reiser, Stefan Rudolf Alfred Adam, Daniel-Henri Favarger, Paul Kleiner, François E. Cellier, C. Christiaan Abbas, Hubert Guillelmon, Jakob Keller, Hans-Rudolf Denzler, Katharina Zimmermann, Johnnie William McLaurin, Heinrich Kunz, Ernst Häne, Anton Kühne[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German
Birth name
Peter Karl Henrici
Different from
Peter Henrici
Family name
Henrici
Given name
Peter
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Name in native language
Peter Henrici
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter Henrici cs P. Henrici he פטר הנריצי ru Петер Хенричи ru Хенричи, Петер
🔖 Identifiers · 50
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50037309
GND ID
104798947
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Peter Henrici 1982.jpg ↗
BDELIS ID
78128
BIBSYS ID
90178125
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
HenriciPeter1923-1987
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123050303
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00836457
CONOR.SI ID
22817891
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11372771
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791844320256
DBLP author ID
38/2414
DDB person (GND) ID
104798947
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
104798947
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
51675
ELNET ID
a12212702
Freebase ID
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HDS ID
043121
IdRef ID
031925103
J9U entity ID
987007361487805171
KBR person ID
14314429
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
104798947
Leopoldina member ID (new)
peter-henrici
Libraries Australia ID
35187840
MR Author ID
84450
MacTutor biography ID
Henrici_Peter
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
13231
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01064202
NDL Authority ID
00468235
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0002963
NLA Trove people ID
857309
NUKAT ID
n95205637
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004905728
National Virtual Library of India ID
161194
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074812912
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
1675
Parsifal cluster ID
879234
Prabook ID
485710
RERO ID (legacy)
A003363801
SBN author ID
CFIV222076
SHARE Catalogue author ID
632335
Scopus author ID
6506928540
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11784258
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/291465
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrgDQfyRccGRCR9fKwQv3
ZbMATH author ID
henrici.peter

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Summary

Peter Henrici was born in Basel[1]. He died in Zurich[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Peter Henrici include Peter Henrici Prize[39], a science award[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Peter Henrici include Peter Henrici Prize[39], a science award[40].

His notable doctoral advisees include Gilbert Strang[41], a mathematician[42], b. 1934[43], of United States[44], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship[45], specialised in mathematics[46]; Walter Gander[47], a computer scientist[48], b. 1944[49], of Switzerland[50], specialised in informatics[51]; and M. Stuart Lynn[52], a computer scientist[53], b. 1937[54], of United States[55], awarded the ACM Fellow[56].

FAQs

Where was Peter Henrici born?

Peter Henrici was born in Basel[1].

Where did Peter Henrici die?

Peter Henrici passed away in Zurich[2].

Who were Peter Henrici's parents?

Peter Henrici's father was Hermann Henrici[5].

Who was Peter Henrici married to?

Peter Henrici's spouses include Marie-Louise Henrici-Kaufmann[6].

What did Peter Henrici do for work?

Peter Henrici worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Peter Henrici go to school?

Peter Henrici was educated at ETH Zurich[18] and University of Basel[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Google Books. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Prabook. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . gamm-ev.de. gamm-ev.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  38. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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