Nationality Japanese American Name Goro Azumaya Known for Azumaya algebra Fields Mathematics | Alma mater Nagoya University Education Nagoya University Institutions Indiana University Role Mathematician | |
Born February 26, 1920
Yokohama ( 1920-02-26 ) Doctoral students James Osterburg
Mohan Shrikhande Died July 8, 2010, Bloomington, Indiana, United States | ||
Doctoral advisor Shokichi 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. His advisor was Shokichi Iyanaga. At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at Indiana University.
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