Secondary literature about Werner Fenchel

• General secondary literature (1)
• Obituaries (2)
• Encyclopedia articles

General secondary literature

1. A. F. Monna: Werner Fenchel and Hans Freudenthal. Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, (4) 10 (1992), pp. 111-114.

   This article in English gives a few information on W. Fenchel and especially his relationship to Freudenthal. A supplement to the article with a correction is: A. F. Monna: Supplementary note to my paper 'Werner Fenchel and Hans Freudenthal'. Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, (4) 11 (1993), p. 171.

Obituaries of W. Fenchel

1. Gert Kjærgård Pedersen: Werner Fenchel 2. maj 1905 - 24. januar 1988. Københavns Universitet Årbog 1988. Udgivet ved konsistoriums foranstaltning. København 1989, pp. 28-31.

   A short obituary in Danish with a picture of Fenchel written by one of his colleagues at the Mathematical Institute in Copenhagen.

2. Bent Fuglede: Werner Fenchel 3.5.1905-24.1.1988. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Oversigt over Selskabets Virksomhed (1988-89), pp. 161-71.

   An obituary in Danish with a picture of Fenchel written by one of his colleagues at the Mathematical Institute in Copenhagen. It describes his mathematical achievements in general terms.

• Dansk biografisk leksikon, 3rd edition.

  Biographical article in Danish.

Last updated: 2000.07.10, 1998.11.13