Christian Krattenthaler

Christian Friedrich Krattenthaler (born 8 October 1958 in Vienna) is an Austrian mathematician.

He received his doctoral degree sub auspiciis Praesidentis rei publicae at the University of Vienna in 1983 under Johann Cigler with the dissertation Lagrangeformel und inverse Relationen (Lagrange formula and inverse relations).

In 2015 he received a Docteur honoris causa from the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord.

He studied piano at the (then) Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (today University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna) with Hans Graf.

Krattenthaler terminated his concert activities in 1991 because of an irreversible chronic medical condition in both hands.