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Friedrich Hirzebruch

Friedrich Hirzebruch
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Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch ForMemRS was a German mathematician, working in the fields of topology, complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a leading figure in his generation. He has been described as "the most important mathematician in Germany of the postwar period."

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  1. Alan MacDiarmidApril 14, 1927 – February 7, 2007
  2. F. Sherwood RowlandJune 28, 1927 – March 10, 2012
  3. Friedrich Hirzebruch (this page)October 17, 1927 – May 27, 2012
  4. Karl Alexander MüllerApril 20, 1927 – January 9, 2023
  5. Marshall Warren NirenbergApril 10, 1927 – January 15, 2010
  6. Martin Lewis PerlJune 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014

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