Hanno Rund | |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1925 |
Birth Place: | Schwerin, German Reich |
Death Place: | Tucson, Arizona |
Nationality: | German |
Fields: | Mathematics |
Alma Mater: | University of Cape Town |
Doctoral Advisor: | Christian Yvon Pauc |
Doctoral Students: | David Lovelock |
Known For: | Differential Geometry Calculus of variations |
Hanno Rund (26 October 1925 in Schwerin – 5 January 1993 in Tucson, Arizona) was a German mathematician.[1] He wrote numerous publications, including perhaps his most famous, The Hamilton-Jacobi theory in the calculus of variations. Its role in mathematics and physics.
Rund received his Ph.D in 1950 from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. In 1952, he obtained his Habilitationat the University of Freiburg in Germany. His notable students include David Lovelock and Martin Sade.