William A. Veech was the Edgar O. Lovett Professor of Mathematics at Rice University until his death. His research concerned dynamical systems; he is particularly known for his work on interval exchange transformations, and is the namesake of the Veech surface. He died unexpectedly on August 30, 2016 in Houston, Texas.
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| - William A. Veech was the Edgar O. Lovett Professor of Mathematics at Rice University until his death. His research concerned dynamical systems; he is particularly known for his work on interval exchange transformations, and is the namesake of the Veech surface. He died unexpectedly on August 30, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (en)
- William Austin Veech (* 24. Dezember 1938 in Detroit, Michigan; † 30. August 2016 in Houston, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Mathematiker. Veech studierte am Dartmouth College (Bachelor-Abschluss 1960) und promovierte 1963 an der Princeton University bei Salomon Bochner (Almost Automorphic Functions). Er war seit den 1970er Jahren Professor an der Rice University in Houston, wo er „Edgar Odell Lovett Professor“ ist. 1968/69, 1972 und 1976/77 war er Mitglied des Institute for Advanced Study. Veech beschäftigte sich mit topologischer Dynamik, Ergodentheorie, Funktionentheorie (Dynamik in Teichmüller-Räumen) und fastperiodischen Funktionen. (de)
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| - William Austin Veech (* 24. Dezember 1938 in Detroit, Michigan; † 30. August 2016 in Houston, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Mathematiker. Veech studierte am Dartmouth College (Bachelor-Abschluss 1960) und promovierte 1963 an der Princeton University bei Salomon Bochner (Almost Automorphic Functions). Er war seit den 1970er Jahren Professor an der Rice University in Houston, wo er „Edgar Odell Lovett Professor“ ist. 1968/69, 1972 und 1976/77 war er Mitglied des Institute for Advanced Study. Veech beschäftigte sich mit topologischer Dynamik, Ergodentheorie, Funktionentheorie (Dynamik in Teichmüller-Räumen) und fastperiodischen Funktionen. Von 1971 bis 1973 war er Sloan Research Fellow. Er war Fellow der American Mathematical Society. (de)
- William A. Veech was the Edgar O. Lovett Professor of Mathematics at Rice University until his death. His research concerned dynamical systems; he is particularly known for his work on interval exchange transformations, and is the namesake of the Veech surface. He died unexpectedly on August 30, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (en)
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