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BANC MSS 2011/215
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Collection Title: Gerhard P. Hochschild papers
Date (inclusive): 1941-2004
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2011/215
Creator:
Hochschild, Gerhard P. (Gerhard Paul), 1915
Extent:
2 cartons, 2 boxes
2.9 linear feet
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Gerhard P. Hochschild papers (1941-2004) consist primarily of Hochschild's correspondence with mathematicians and notes
from courses taught at the University of California, Berkeley. Also included are corrected reprints of his published manuscripts
and articles and manuscript notes relating to his publication
Introduction to Affine Algebraic Groups.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Gerhard P. Hochschild papers, BANC MSS 2011/215, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
Alternative Form of Materials Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Hochschild, Gerhard P. (Gerhard Paul), 1915- -- Archives
University of California, Berkeley-- Dept. of Mathmatics-- Faculty
Group theory.
Lie algebras.
Mathematicians -- California -- Berkeley.
Faculty papers.
Manuscripts for publication
The Gerhard P. Hochschild papers were given to the Bancroft Library by Ann Hochschild on August 8, 2011.
No additions are expected.
Processed by Jae Mauthe in 2012.
Biography/Organization History
Gerhard P. Hochschild was born in Berlin Germany on April 29, 1915. Soon after Hitler came to power in 1933, Hochschild was
sent to South Africa from Germany where he continuted his education. Hochschild enrolled in the University of Capetown where
he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1936 and a Master of Science degree in mathematics in 1937. In 1938 Hochschild
was admitted to the Princeton University Ph.D. program where he completed his doctoral degree in 1941. He accepted a faculty
position at the University of Illinois in 1948. Hochschild accepted a position at the University of California, Berkeley in
1955-1956 as a visiting professor and was then offered a full professorship in the mathematics department at the University
of California, Berkeley in 1958.
During his 25 years at the University of California at Berkeley, Hochschild taught and produced numerous papers on Algebra,
Lie groups and Lie Alegebra and Their Representations, and Cohomology. Hochschild fully retired from the University of California,
Berkeley in 1982. Hochschild died in El Cerrito, CA in 2010 at the age of 95.
Scope and Content Note
The Gerhard P. Horchschild papers (1941-2004) consist of correspondence with students and mathematicians, several seminar
notes and talks, corrected reprints of his publications from throughout his career and course notes for classes at the University
of California, Berkeley. Also included are Hochschild's manuscript notes and correspondence relating to his publication
Introduction to Affine Algebraic Groups.