Goro Azumaya

Goro Azumaya
Born	(1920-02-26)February 26, 1920 Yokohama
Died	July 8, 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 90) Bloomington, Indiana
Nationality	Japanese American
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Indiana University
Alma mater	Nagoya University
Doctoral advisor	Shokichi Iyanaga
Doctoral students	James Osterburg Mohan Shrikhande
Known for	Azumaya algebra

Gorō Azumaya (東屋五郎, Azumaya Gorō, February 26, 1920^[1] – July 8, 2010) was a Japanese mathematician who introduced the notion of Azumaya algebra in 1951. His advisor was Shokichi Iyanaga. At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at Indiana University.

References

↑ Unterburger, Amy L. (1994), Who's who among Asian Americans, 1994-95, Detroit: Gale, p. 14, ISBN 0-8103-9433-2 .

External links

Goro Azumaya at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 109487558 LCCN: n91107447 GND: 171956524 MGP: 9437 NDL: 00004302

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