Wolfgang Heinrich Johannes Fuchs (May 19, 1915, Munich – February 24, 1997) was a British mathematician specializing in complex analysis. His main area of research was Nevanlinna theory. Fuchs received his Ph.D. in 1941 from the University of Cambridge, under the direction of Albert Ingham. He joined the faculty of Cornell University in 1950 and spent the rest of his career there. See also Erdős–Fuchs theorem Chung–Fuchs theorem References External links 20th-century German mathematicians Mathematical analysts Alumni of the University of Cambridge Cornell University faculty Scientists from Munich 1915 births 1997 deaths German emigrants to the United Kingdom