Alexander von Brill

German mathematician (1842–1935)
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Alexander von Brill
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30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
September 20, 1842
Date of death
June 8, 1935, June 18, 1935[7]
Place of birth
Darmstadt
Place of death
Tübingen
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Field of work
mathematics[12]
Doctoral advisor
Alfred Clebsch[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Birth name
Alexander Wilhelm Brill
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie
Family name
Brill[41]
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Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Name in native language
Alexander von Brill, Alexander Brill
Partner in business or sport
Max Noether
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexander von Brill en Alexander Wilhelm von Brill ar الكسندر فون بريل cs Alexander Wilhelm von Brill de Alexander Wilhelm Brill es Alexander Wilhelm von Brill he אלכסנדר פון בריל ja アレクサンダー・フォン・ブリル ko 알렉산더 빌헬름 폰 브릴 ko 알렉산더 폰 브릴 pt Alexander Wilhelm von Brill ru Александр Вильгельм фон Брилль ru Брилль, Александр Вильгельм фон uk Александр фон Брілль
🔖 Identifiers · 47
VIAF cluster ID
40131621
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2006020526
GND ID
116508493
Academic Tree ID
53749
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
326-brill-von-alexander
BIBSYS ID
90261014
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
116398757
CONOR.SI ID
200136547
CiNii Research ID
1140563741829074432
DDB person (GND) ID
116508493
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116508493
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FactGrid item ID
Bob Birdsong
Find a Grave memorial ID
180673649
Freebase ID
/m/0czcgsf
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5101463
Geni profile ID
6000000000635054188
Hessian Biography person ID
2709
IdRef ID
168132060
J9U entity ID
987007327453705171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116508493
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
116508493
MR Author ID
418089
MacTutor biography ID
Brill
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
18599
Museum-digital person/organization ID
192488
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA15623390
NL CR AUT ID
mub2011634397
NUKAT ID
n2007080495
National Library of Greece ID
212960
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
100284809
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
8551
Obálky knih ID
mub2011634397
Open Library ID
OL2401148A
Poincaré Papers person ID
18417
Prabook ID
2564849
SBN author ID
AQ1V014115
Scopus author ID
16653428300
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
12988
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
alexander-von-brill
WBIS ID
D325-934-8
WikiTree person ID
Brill-925
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB4f9w8GYTJPgwpVx3qQq
ZOBODAT person ID
107360
ZbMATH author ID
von-brill.alexander

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Field of work 1
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Summary

Alexander von Brill was born on September 20, 1842[1], in Darmstadt[2]. He died on June 8, 1935[3], in Tübingen[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Why It Matters

Alexander von Brill's notable doctoral advisees include Max Planck[49], a theoretical physicist[50], 1858–1947[51], of German Reich[52], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[53], specialised in theoretical physics[54] and Sebastian Finsterwalder[55], a mathematician[56], 1862–1951[57], of Germany[58], awarded the Carl-Ritter-Medal[59].

FAQs

Where was Alexander von Brill born?

Alexander von Brill was born in Darmstadt[2].

Where did Alexander von Brill die?

Alexander von Brill died in Tübingen[4].

Who were Alexander von Brill's parents?

Alexander von Brill's father was Heinrich Brill[9].

What did Alexander von Brill do for work?

Alexander von Brill worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Alexander von Brill go to school?

Alexander von Brill was educated at University of Giessen[17] and TH Karlsruhe[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [38] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [39] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [40] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.

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  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Date of death → June 8, 1935, June 18, 1935
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