title: Hans-Bjørn Foxby
text: # Hans-Bjørn Foxby
  
  Hans-Bjørn Foxby (1947 – 2014) was a Danish mathematician, and a professor of mathematics at University of Copenhagen. Foxby classes are named after him.
  
  Foxby’s research was in commutative algebra. He died from Alzheimer's disease on 8 April 2014.
  
  