Richard Courant
German American mathematician (1888-1972) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 84
Richard Courant was a German-American mathematician. He is best known by the general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins. His research focused on the areas of real analysis, mathematical physics, the calculus of variations and partial differential equations.
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He wrote textbooks widely used by generations of students of physics and mathematics. He is also known for founding the institute now bearing his name.
