Prof. em. Dr. Werner Blum
Didactics of Mathematics, Upper Secondary Education
- Fax
- +49 561 804-4318
- blum[at]mathematik.uni-kassel[dot]de
- Location
- Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40
34132 Kassel
Curriculum Vitae
- Born in May 1945 in Pforzheim (Baden)
- 1965 Abitur at the Hebel-Gymnasium Pforzheim
- 1965-1969 studied mathematics at the University of Karlsruhe; 1969 diploma
- 1969-1972 Research assistant at the University of Karlsruhe under Prof. Heinrich-Wolfgang Leopoldt; 1970 doctorate as Dr. rer. nat. (number theory)
- 1972-1975 lecturer in mathematics at the Kassel University; 1975-2013 Professor of mathematics didactics at the University of Kassel, retired since then
- 1984 Rejection of an offer to the University of Dortmund
- 1985, 1989 and 1994 visiting professor at the University of Linz
- 1995-2001 First Chairman of the Society for Mathematics Didactics (GDM)
- 2000-2015 Member of the international Mathematics Expert Group for PISA (Program for International Student Assessment)
- 2006 Archimedes Prize from the German Association for the Promotion of Mathematics and Natural Science Education (MNU)
- 2021 Henry Pollak Award (Career Research Medal) from the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modeling and Applications (ICTMA)
- Since 2024 Honorary member of the GDM