Emil Weyr
Emil Weyr (1 July 1848 – 25 January 1894) was an Austrian-Czech mathematician, known for his numerous publications on geometry.[2]
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| Born | 1 July 1848 |
| Died | 25 January 1894 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Alma mater | University of Prague, Ph.D. 1870 Universität Leipzig, Dr. phil. 1869 |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Vienna |
| Thesis | Vier gedruckte Abhandlungen aus den Sitzungsberichten der Wiener Akademie[1] |
| Doctoral advisor | Otto Wilhelm Fiedler[1] Carl Gottfried Neumann Wilhelm Scheibner |
| Doctoral students | Alfred Tauber Wilhelm Wirtinger |
Born in Prague, Weyr attended the Prague Polytechnic, where he was taught by Heinrich Durège and Otto Wilhelm Fiedler.[2]
Selected publications
- Theorie der mehrdeutigen geometrischen Elementargebilde und der algebraischen Curven und Flächen als deren Erzeugnisse. Leipzig: B. G. Teubner. 1869.
- Geometrie der räumlichen Erzeugnisse ein-zwei-deutiger Gebilde. Leipzig: B. G. Teubner. 1870.
- Die Elemente der projectivischen Geometrie. Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller. 1883.
- Über die Geometrie der alten Ægypter. Wien: K. Gerold's Sohn. 1884.
See also
- Eduard Weyr, brother of Emil Weyr
References
- Emil Weyr at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Emil Weyr", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
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