Kurt Leichtweiß (March 2, 1927 in Villingen-Schwenningen – June 23, 2013) was a mathematician specializing in convex and differential geometry.

[1][2][3] In 1944, while still in high school Leichtweiß traveled to the Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics where his mathematical interests were encouraged.

[2] He studied at the University of Freiburg and the ETH Zurich.

He was a student of Emanuel Sperner and Wilhelm Süss.

He was then a lecturer in Freiburg and in 1963 became a professor at TU Berlin.