Harm Bart (born 5 August 1942) is a Dutchmathematician,economist, and Professor of Mathematics at theErasmus University Rotterdam,[1] particularly known for his work on "factorization problems for matrix and operator functions."
Born inEnkhuizen, Bart started his study at theVrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in 1960. Here he received his BA in Mathematics andAstronomy in 1964, his MA in Mathematics with a minor inDogmatics in 1969, and his PhD in 1973 with the thesis "Meromorphic operator valued functions" under supervision ofRien Kaashoek.[1]
After graduation Bart started his academic career at the Faculty of Mathematics at the Vrije Universiteit as Assistant Professor in 1973, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science in 1977. In 1982 he was appointed Professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of theEindhoven University of Technology. In 1984 he became Extraordinary Professor of Mathematics and since 1985 Professor of Mathematics at the Erasmus School of Economics of theErasmus University Rotterdam. From 1987 to 1992 he was Co-Director of theEconometric Institute, first withTeun Kloek and later withTon Vorst. From 1996 to 2000 he was also Dean of the Erasmus School of Economics.[1]
In 2004 Bart was decorated as Officer in theOrder of Orange-Nassau.[2] He has been elected Fellow of the Stieltjes Institute for Mathematics, and Fellow of theTinbergen Institute.
Bart authored and co-authored three books and over fifty articles.
Articles, a selection:
