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ALBRECHT FRÖHLICH 1916–2001

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2006

M. J. TAYLOR
M. J. TAYLOR
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, The University of Manchester, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom

Abstract

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Ali Fröhlich was one of the truly great mathematicians of his generation. In addition to making fundamental contributions, he is one of the very few of whom it can be said, “he founded a new subject”: namely that area now known as Galois module theory. In addition to establishing a theoretical basis for the subject, he also formulated some very deep and wonderful conjectures that would thrust him onto the world's stage. He also built up a school of researchers that played a central part in establishing British algebraic number theory as a world force. The outstanding nature of his contributions to mathematics was recognised in 1992 when the London Mathematical Society awarded him the De Morgan Medal: their highest and most distinguished prize, which is awarded triennially.

Type
Obituary
Information
Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 329 - 350
Copyright
The London Mathematical Society 2006