ZASSENHAUS

Hans J. Zassenhaus, age 79, of Columbus. November 21, 1991, at home. Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, The Ohio State University. Survived by wife, Lieselotte; son and daughter-in-law Michael and Rita of Seattle; daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Klaus, Paris, France; grandson, Memphis; son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Mythili of St. Louis: granddaughter, Christina; brother, Gunter, Los Angeles; sister, Hiltgunt, Baltimore; brother-in-law, Juergen Lohmann and family. Hamburg, Germany. Received Ph.D., Hamburg Univ., Germany 1934 and honorary doctorates from Ottawa and McGill Univs., Canada and U. of Saarbrucken, Germany, Wissenschaftlicher Hilfs Arbeiter Rostock U., Germany, 1934-1936. Asst. Hamburg U., 1936-1940; Diaten-Dozent 1940-46, Aussenordentlicher Prof., 1946-50; Prof. McGill U., Montreal, Can. 1949-1959, U. of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. 1959-64; Research Prof. The Ohio State U., Columbus, 1964-82; Prof. Emeritus since 1982. Author: Second Theory of Groups, 1958 and other books and articles to professional journals. Fairchild Scholar Calif. Inst. Tech., 1974-75, Sr. Scientist, Humboldt Gesellschaft, 1979-83. Fellow of the Royal Soc. Canada. Member Can. Math. Soc., Math. Assn. Am., Am. Math. Soc., Deutsche Math. Soc., First English Lutheran Church, Columbus. Editor, J. of Number Theory. Funeral service 1 p.m. Monday, November 25, 1991, at the RUTHERFORD-CORBIN CHAPEL, 515 High St., Worthington. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Special thanks go to Eileen, nurse with Hospice of Columbus. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Columbus.

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