Ennio De Giorgi

Ennio De Giorgi
Born(1928-02-08)8 February 1928
Lecce, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 October 1996(1996-10-25) (aged 68)
Pisa, Italy
NationalityItalian
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
Known forDe Giorgi definition (Caccioppoli set)
De Giorgi's theorem (Caccioppoli set)
De Giorgi's theorem (Hilbert's nineteenth problem)
Bernstein's problem
Γ-convergence
Solution of 19th Hilbert problem
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsCalculus of variations, Partial differential equations
InstitutionsScuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Doctoral advisorMauro Picone
Doctoral students

Ennio De Giorgi (8 February 1928 – 25 October 1996) was an Italian mathematician who worked on partial differential equations and the foundations of mathematics.

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