Claus P. Schnorr
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Born | 1943 |
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Field | Mathematics Cryptography |
Institution | Johann Wolfgang Goethe University |
Known for | Schnorr group |
Notable prizes | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize |
Claus Peter Schnorr (born 1943) is a distinguished German mathematician and cryptographer. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Saarbrücken in 1966, and his habilitation in 1970. Schnorr's contributions to cryptography include his study of Schnorr groups, which are used in the digital signature algorithm bearing his name.
Schnorr is currently professor of mathematics and computer science at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe university at Frankfurt. He is also a Distinguished Associate of RSA Laboratories, and a joint recipient of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 1993.