Jacob Pieter "Jaap" Murre (18 September 1929 – 9 April 2023) was a Dutch mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry. He was a professor of mathematics at Leiden University from 1961 to 1994.
Career
editMurre was born on 18 September 1929 in Baarland.[1] At his small primary school one of his classmates and friends was later botanist Jan Zeevaart.[2] Murre started studying mathematics at Delft University of Technology in 1947, he however switched to Leiden University where he obtained his degree in 1952.[3] With the Italian school of algebraic geometry being in fashion he was inspired by his promotor to do doctoral research under André Weil at the University of Chicago, which he was able to do because of the Marshall Plan.[3] In 1957 Murre obtained his doctorate under Hendrik Kloosterman with a thesis titled: Over multipliciteiten van maximaal samenhangende bossen.[1][4] By 1958 Murre became inspired by Alexander Grothendieck and managed to collaborate with him.[3] In 1959 he was appointed associate professor (lector) at Leiden University. In 1961 he became professor of mathematics at the same institute, with a teaching assignment in algebraic geometry.[1] Frans Oort was the first doctoral student he supervised, but Oort had to formally promote under Wil van Est as his promotion came one month before Murre's appointment.[3]
During his career Murre traveled frequently. He amongst others went to India to study with C. S. Seshadri and to the United Kingdom where he met David Mumford, who inspired him to work on algebraic cycles.[3] In Italy he collaborated with Alberto Conte, who became a friend. He also befriended American mathematician Spencer Bloch. In the 1990s he published on the Chow group.[3] Murre retired as professor in 1994.[4]
Murre was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1971.[5] In 2002 he obtained an honorary doctorate from the University of Turin.[3] Murre was elected a foreign member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino in 2004.[6]
Murre died on 9 April 2023 at the age of 93.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jacob Pieter Murre" (in Dutch). Leiden University - Leidse hoogleraren vanaf 1575. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020.
- ^ Chris and Annie Peters (13 February 2012). "Interview met Jaap Murre" (PDF) (in Dutch). Institut Fourier. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "In memoriam - professor Jaap Murre" (in Dutch). Leiden University. 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae Jacob Pieter Murre". Leiden University. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Jaap Murre". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Jacob Pietre MURRE" (in Italian). Accademia delle Scienze di Torino. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.