Riemann Topic days 2026 - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Göttingen Riemann 200

This year we celebrate Bernhard Riemann’s 200th birthday. He was born September 17, 1826. On this occasion, Riemann's alma mater, the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, is organizing a birthday colloquium on September 17, 2026, and on September 18, 2026, together with the German Mathematical Society (DMV), the DMV Topic Day "Riemann's Legacy".

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Program:

Riemann’s birthday: Thursday, 17.09.2026

Speakers:
- Alains Connes (IHES Paris)
- Anna Wienhard (MPI MiS Leipzig)
- David Rowe (public leture - in German)

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DMV Topic day “Riemann’s mathematical legacy”: Friday, 18.09.2026

We discuss recent developments in some of the areas which Riemann has shaped or initiated.

Speakers:
- Valentin Blomer (Bonn)
- Esther Cabezas-Rivas (Valencia)
- Gerhard Huisken (Tübingen)
- Jonathan Keating (Oxford)
- Hee Oh (Yale)
- David Rowe (Mainz)

For external contributions, we plan to organize a poster session.

Organizers: Dorothea Bahns, Thomas Schick, Moritz Kaßmann

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I will be attending David Rowe’s public lecture, ‘Riemann’s Legacy’, on 17 September 2026 from 6.15 pm to 7.15 pm in the auditorium on Wilhelmsplatz.

I will be attending the reception following the public lecture.

I will be taking part in the walk through Göttingen: “In Riemann’s Footsteps” on 17 September 2026, starting at 4.30 pm at the Aula (places are limited – confirmation of participation will be sent by email).

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I will be attending the presentation: “Riemann’s Habilitation and Other Posthumous Manuscripts” on 17 September 2026 from 16:45 to 17:45 in the Manuscripts Department of the State and University Library (limited number of places – confirmation of attendance will be sent by email).

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