Bart, Harm; Dym, Harry; Kaashoek, Rien; Lancaster, Peter; Markus, Alexander; Rodman, Leiba In memoriam Israel Gohberg August 23, 1928-October 12, 2009. (English) Zbl 1191.01021 Linear Algebra Appl. 433, No. 5, 877-892 (2010). Summary: This obituary for Israel Gohberg consists of a general introduction, separate contributions of the six authors, all of whom worked closely with him, and a final note. The material gives an impression of the life of this great mathematician, of his monumental impact in the areas he worked in, of how he cooperated with colleagues, and of his ability to stimulate people in their mathematical activities. MSC: 01A65 Development of contemporary mathematics 01A70 Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies 01A74 History of mathematics at institutions and academies (non-university) 15-03 History of linear algebra 45-03 History of integral equations 46-03 History of functional analysis 47-03 History of operator theory 65-03 History of numerical analysis 93-03 History of systems and control theory Keywords:history of mathematics; matrix and operator polynomials; rational matrix functions; state space method in analysis; systems theory; realization; factorization; Fredholm theory; Toeplitz operators; Wiener-Hopf integral equations; singular integral equations; partially specified matrices; maximum entropy extensions; band method; interpolation problems; perturbation theory; indefinite scalar products Biographic References: Gohberg, Israel PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{H. Bart} et al., Linear Algebra Appl. 433, No. 5, 877--892 (2010; Zbl 1191.01021) Full Text: DOI