Biography:Goro Azumaya

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Goro Azumaya
Born(1920-02-26)February 26, 1920
Yokohama, Japan
DiedJuly 8, 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 90)
Matsudo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materNagoya University
Known forAzumaya algebra
Krull–Azumaya theorem
Henselian ring
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsIndiana University
Doctoral advisorShokichi Iyanaga

Gorō Azumaya (東屋 五郎, Azumaya Gorō; February 26, 1920– July 8, 2010) was a Japanese mathematician who introduced the notion of Azumaya algebra in 1951.[1][2] His advisor was Shokichi Iyanaga. At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at Indiana University.

References

  1. ↑ Unterburger, Amy L. (1994), Who's who among Asian Americans, 1994-95, Detroit: Gale, p. 14, ISBN 0-8103-9433-2 
  2. ↑ "Goro Azumaya". https://math.indiana.edu/about/inmemoriam/Azumaya,%20G.pdf.