Edzard Reuter [SEP] educated at
his childhood in Turkey. In 1946, Edzard joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
After returning to Germany in 1947, Edzard Reuter studied mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Berlin (now known as Humboldt University of Berlin), later transferring to the Georg August University of Göttingen. In 1949, he switched over to studying law at the newly founded Free University of Berlin. In 1955, Reuter completed his state examinations. From 1954 to 1956, he was an assistant at the university.
David Williams (mathematician)
David Williams FRS is a Welsh mathematician who works in probability theory.
Biography.
David Williams was born at Gorseinon, near Swansea, Wales, and educated at Gowerton Grammar School, winning a mathematics scholarship to Jesus College, Oxford, and went on to obtain a DPhil under the supervision of David George Kendall and Harry Gerd Edzard Reuter, with a thesis titled "Random time substitution in Markov chains".
He held posts at the Stanford University (1962–63), University of Durham