Richard Courant Scientist

Richard Courant (January 8, 1888 – January 27, 1972) was a German mathematician. He is best known by the general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 08, 1888
Birth place	German Empire , Germany , Lubliniec
Nationality	German American
Date of death	January 27, 1972
Place of death	New Rochelle New York
Education	University of Göttingen
Known for	Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition Courant minimax principle

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Scientist

doctoral advisor	David Hilbert
doctoral student	Franz Rellich Fritz John Otto E. Neugebauer Herbert Busemann Joseph Keller Anneli Cahn Lax William Feller Hans Lewy Kurt Otto Friedrichs Martin David Kruskal
Field of study	Mathematics