Jaap Murre

Jacob Pieter "Jaap" Murre (18 September 1929 – 9 April 2023) was a Dutch mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry. He was a professor of mathematics at Leiden University.

Murre in 2004

Career

Murre was born on 18 September 1929 in Baarland.[1] At his small primary school one of his classmates and friends was later botanist Jan Zeevaart.[2] Murre studied mathematics at Leiden University and in 1957 he obtained his doctorate under Hendrik Kloosterman with a thesis titled: "Over multipliciteiten van maximaal samenhangende bossen".[1][3] In 1959 he was appointed associate professor (lector) at Leiden University. In 1961 he became professor of mathematics at the same institute, with a teaching assignment in algebraic geometry.[1] He retired in 1994.[3]

Murre was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1971.[4] He was elected a foreign member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino in 2004.[5]

Murre died on 9 April 2023 at the age of 93.[6]

References
  1. "Jacob Pieter Murre" (in Dutch). Leiden University - Leidse hoogleraren vanaf 1575. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020.
  2. Chris and Annie Peters (13 February 2012). "Interview met Jaap Murre" (PDF) (in Dutch). Institut Fourier. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2020.
  3. "Curriculum Vitae Jacob Pieter Murre". Leiden University. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
  4. "Jaap Murre". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
  5. "Jacob Pietre MURRE" (in Italian). Accademia delle Scienze di Torino. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.
  6. "In memoriam - professor Jaap Murre" (in Dutch). Leiden University. 21 April 2023.


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