Friedrich Schottky
Friedrich Hermann Schottky (24 July 1851 – 12 August 1935) was a German mathematician who worked on elliptic, abelian, and theta functions and introduced Schottky groups and Schottky's theorem. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Berlin.
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| Born | Friedrich Hermann Schottky 24 July 1851 Breslau, Silesia Province |
| Died | 12 August 1935 (aged 84) Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Schottky problem |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Academic advisors | Karl Weierstrass Hermann von Helmholtz |
| Notable students | Heinrich Jung Paul Koebe Konrad Knopp Walter Schnee Leon Lichtenstein |
He is also the father of Walter H. Schottky, the German physicist and inventor of a variety of semiconductor concepts.
See also
- Walter H. Schottky
- Schottky problem
- Schottky–Klein prime form
- Schottky form
External links
- Works by Friedrich Schottky at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Friedrich Schottky at Internet Archive
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Friedrich Schottky", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
- Friedrich Schottky at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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