Goro Azumaya
Appearance
Goro Azumaya | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Japanese American |
Alma mater | Nagoya University |
Known for | Azumaya algebra |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Indiana University |
Doctoral advisor | Shokichi Iyanaga |
Doctoral students | James Osterburg Mohan Shrikhande |
Gorō Azumaya (born February 26, 1920[1]) is a Japanese mathematician who introduced the notion of Azumaya algebra in 1951. His advisor was Shokichi Iyanaga and he is now an emeritus professor at Indiana University.
References
- ^ Unterburger, Amy L. (1994), Who's who among Asian Americans, 1994-95, Detroit: Gale, p. 14, ISBN 0810394332.