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Hans Samelson | |
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| Born | 3 March 1916 |
| Died | 22 September 2005 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | German American |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Stanford University University of Michigan |
| Doctoral advisor | Heinz Hopf Ferdinand Gonseth |
| Doctoral students | Allen Hatcher Roger W. Richardson |
Hans Samelson (3 March 1916 – 22 September 2005) was a German-American mathematician who worked in differential geometry, topology and the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras—important in describing the symmetry of analytical structures.