Bernd Wegner (mathematician)

Bernd Wegner (11 February 1942 – 18 January 2024) was a German mathematician. He was the editor-in-chief of Zentralblatt für Mathematik from 1974 until 2011.

Education and career

Wegner was born on 11 February 1942, in Berlin.[1] He attended high school at the Humboldt Gymnasium in Berlin.[1] He then attended the Technische Universität Berlin, receiving his diploma in 1966.[1] He stayed at Technische Universität Berlin for his PhD, which he completed in 1970 under the direction of Kurt Leichtweiß, with a dissertation titled Beiträge zur Differentialgeometrie transnormaler Mannigfaltigeiten.[2] He spent the remainder of his career at Technische Universität Berlin, retiring in 2007.[1]

Wegner became editor-in-chief of Zentralblatt für Mathematik (later zbMATH Open) in 1974, taking over from Ulrich Güntzer.[3][4] His tenure as editor encompassed the separation of East Germany from zbMath, the reunification of East and West Germany, and the transition of zbMath from a paper resource to a digital resource.[3][4][5] While editor-in-chief, Wegner also helped to set up procedures for maintenance of the Mathematics Subject Classification.[6] He stepped down in 2011, and was succeeded by Gert-Martin Greuel.[3]

Personal life

Wegner died on 18 January 2024, following a fall.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kühnel, Wolfgang; Ninnemann, Olaf. "Bernd Wegner (1942 - 2024)". Berliner Mathematische Gesellschaft e.V. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ Bernd Wegner at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ a b c d "Prof. Dr. Bernd Wegner passed away on January 18, 2024 at the age of 81". Leibnitz Institute for Information Infrastructure. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "About zbMATH". zbMATH Open. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ Teschke, Olaf. "The "Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik" as a part of zbMATH Open". EMS Magazine. European Mathematical Society. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ Göbel, Silke (2011). "Glimpses into the history of Zentralblatt MATH". In Teschke, O.; Wegner, Bernd; Werner, Dirk (eds.). 80 years of Zentralblatt MATH. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. pp. 1–16. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21172-0_1. ISBN 978-3-642-21171-3.