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Rudolf Ahlswede

German mathematician

Died when: 72 years 94 days (867 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Rudolf Ahlswede

Rudolf F.Ahlswede (15 September 1938 – 18 December 2010) was a German mathematician.Born in Dielmissen, Germany, he studied mathematics, physics, and philosophy.

He wrote his Ph.D. thesis in 1966, at the University of Göttingen, with the topic "Contributions to the Shannon information theory in case of non-stationary channels".

He dedicated himself in his further career to information theory and became one of the leading representatives of this area worldwide.


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