Lars Ahlfors
1968
Lars Ahlfors was a Finnish mathematician known for his contributions to complex analysis, particularly his work on Riemann surfaces, quasiconformal mappings, and value distribution theory.
Born 18 April 1907 in Helsinki, Finland
Died 11 October 1996 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Studied in Helsinki
- Lector in Mathematics, Åbo Akademi 1929–1932
- Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at the University of Helsinki 1932–1935, Professor 1938–1944
- Assistant Professor of Mathematies at Harvard 1935–1938
- Professor at the University of Zurich 1945–1946
- Professor of Mathematics at Harvard 1946–1977
- Chairman of the Department of Mathematies 1948–1950
- Named W.C. Graustein Professor 1964
- Professor Emeritus since 1977
Honorary Member:
Societas Scientiarum Fennica
Member:
Academia Scientiarum Fennica, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Danish Academy of Science
Awarded honorary degrees by Åbo Akademi,
Boston College, University of Zurich and
London University
Publications
- Complex Analysis, 1953
- Lectures on Quasiconformal Mappings, 1966
- Conformal Invariants, 1973
Papers on
- Analytic functions, conformal mappings, Riemann surfaces, quasiconformal mappings and Kleinian groups
Awards and Honors
Field’s Medal for Mathematical Research at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Oslo 1936,
Wolf Foundation Prize, 1981
Steele prize, 1982
