Günter M. Ziegler
Günter Matthias Ziegler | |
|---|---|
 Ziegler in 2006 | |
| Born | 19 May 1963 |
| Alma mater | University of Munich Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | work onpolytopes,topological combinatorics |
| Awards | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize(2001) Chauvenet Prize(2006) Leroy P. Steele Prize(2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Free University of Berlin |
| Doctoral advisor | Anders Björner |
| Doctoral students | Karim Adiprasito |
Günter Matthias Ziegler(born 19 May 1963) is a German mathematician who has been serving as president of theFree University of Berlinsince 2018.[1]Ziegler is known for his research indiscrete mathematicsandgeometry,and particularly on thecombinatorics of polytopes.
Biography[edit]
Ziegler studied at theLudwig Maximilian University of Munichfrom 1981 to 1984, and went on to receive hisPh.D.from theMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyinCambridge, Massachusetts,in 1987, under the supervision ofAnders Björner.After postdoctoral positions at theUniversity of Augsburgand theMittag-Leffler Institute,he received hishabilitationin 1992 fromTechnische Universität Berlin], which he joined as a professor in 1995.[2][3]Ziegler has since joined the faculty of theFree University of Berlin.
Awards and honors[edit]
Ziegler was awarded the one millionDeutschmarkGerhard Hess Prizeby theDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG) in 1994 and the 1.5 million DeutschmarkGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize,Germany's highest research honor, by the DFG in 2001.[2][4]He was awarded the 2005Gauss Lectureshipby theGerman Mathematical Society.In 2006 theMathematical Association of Americaawarded Ziegler and Florian Pfender its highest honor for mathematical exposition, theChauvenet Prize,for their paper onkissing numbers.[3][5]
In 2006 Ziegler became president of theGerman Mathematical Societyfor a two-year term.[3]In 2009, theEuropean Research Council(ERC) awarded Ziegler one of the ERC Advanced Grants in the amount of 1.85 millionEuros.[6]In 2012 he became a fellow of theAmerican Mathematical Society.[7]In 2013 Ziegler was granted theHector Science Award[8]and became a member of theHector Fellow Academy.[9]Since 2016 Ziegler has been chair of theBerlin Mathematical School.In 2018 he received theLeroy P. Steele Prizefor Mathematical Exposition (jointly withMartin Aigner) forProofs from THE BOOK.[10]
Other activities[edit]
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020)[11]
- German Institute for Economic Research(DIW), member of the board of trustees (since 2018)[12]
- Genshagener Kreis, member of the board of trustees (since 2018)[13]
- Einstein Foundation Berlin,Member of the Council[14]
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association(MDC), member of the supervisory board[15]
- Berlin Social Science Center(WZB), member of the board of trustees (since 2018)[16]
- Klaus Tschira Foundation,member of the board of trustees (since 2017)[17]
- Urania,Member of the Board[18]
Selected publications[edit]
- Aigner, Martin;Ziegler, Günter M. (1998),Proofs from THE BOOK,Berlin: Springer,ISBN3-540-63698-6;6th ed, 2018.
- Ziegler, Günter M. (1995),Lectures on Polytopes,Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol. 152, Berlin, New York:Springer-Verlag.
- Björner, Anders;Ziegler, Günter M. (1992),"Introduction to greedoids",in White, Neil (ed.),Matroid Applications,Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, vol. 40, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.284–357,doi:10.1017/CBO9780511662041.009,ISBN0-521-38165-7,MR1165537
References[edit]
- ^President,2011-06-15
- ^ab"Mathematics People"(PDF),Notices of the American Mathematical Society:511–513, May 2001
- ^abcJanuary 2006 prizes and awards,American Mathematical Society.
- ^DFG web page listing Ziegler as the Leibniz prize recipient.
- ^Pfender, Florian; Ziegler, Günter M. (September 2004),"Kissing numbers, sphere packings, and some unexpected proofs"(PDF),Notices of the American Mathematical Society:873–883.
- ^EU-Grant for BMS Professor Günter M. Ziegler
- ^List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society,retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^Hector Science Award ceremony
- ^Founding ceremony of the Hector Fellow AcademyArchived2015-11-19 at theWayback Machine
- ^Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition
- ^Supervisory BoardBerlin Institute of Health (BIH).
- ^Board of TrusteesGerman Institute for Economic Research(DIW).
- ^Board of TrusteesGenshagener Kreis.
- ^CouncilEinstein Foundation Berlin.
- ^Supervisory BoardMax Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association(MDC).
- ^Board of TrusteesBerlin Social Science Center(WZB).
- ^Board of TrusteesKlaus Tschira Foundation.
- ^BoardUrania.
Further reading[edit]
- Drösser, Christoph (September 13, 2007),"Ein etwas anderer Streber",Die Zeit.Article in German about Ziegler.
External links[edit]
- Ziegler's homepage at the Free University
- Günter M. Zieglerin theGerman National Librarycatalogue
- Günter M. Zieglerat theMathematics Genealogy Project
- Günter M. Zieglerpublications indexed byGoogle Scholar
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- 20th-century German mathematicians
- 21st-century German mathematicians
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize winners
- Academic staff of the Free University of Berlin
- Academic staff of Technische Universität Berlin
- Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
- Combinatorialists
- Scientists from Munich
- European Research Council grantees
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni
- Mathematics popularizers
- Members of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- Presidents of the German Mathematical Society
- Studienstiftung alumni