Frigyes Riesz
Frigyes Riesz · Science & Medicine
Founder of functional analysis; Riesz representation theorem
1880, Győr, Hungary (Austria-Hungary) — 1956, Budapest, Hungary
Hungary
Frigyes Riesz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Founder of functional analysis; Riesz representation theorem
Frigyes Riesz was a Hungarian mathematician who was a founder of functional analysis, proving the Riesz representation theorem and developing the theory of Lp spaces and compact operators that underpin modern analysis and quantum theory. He co-authored a classic textbook with his student Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy. He was Jewish.
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Founder of functional analysis; Riesz representation theorem
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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