Alexander Witting

German mathematician (1861–1946)
Person human Q89038
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Alexander Witting

Summary

Alexander Witting is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dresden[2]. He was born on December 18, 1861[3]. He passed away in Dresden[4]. He died on November 29, 1946[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Witting's place of birth was Dresden[2].
  • Alexander Witting died in Dresden[4].
  • Alexander Witting was born on December 18, 1861[3].
  • Alexander Witting died on November 29, 1946[5].
  • Alexander Witting held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Alexander Witting worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Alexander Witting's professions included historian of mathematics[7].
  • Alexander Witting worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Alexander Witting's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Alexander Witting's field of work was history of mathematics[12].
  • Alexander Witting's education included a stint at University of Göttingen[13].
  • Alexander Witting was educated at Kreuzschule[14].
  • Alexander Witting's doctoral advisor was Felix Klein[15].
  • Alexander Witting is recorded as male[16].
  • Alexander Witting's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alexander Witting's Commons category is recorded as Alexander Witting (mathematician)[18].
  • Alexander Witting's archives at is recorded as TU Dresden university archive[19].
  • Alexander Witting's residence is recorded as Germany[20].
  • Alexander Witting's family name is recorded as Witting[21].
  • Alexander Witting's given name is recorded as Alexander[22].
  • Alexander Witting's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Alexander Witting's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Alexander Witting was born in Dresden[2]. He was born on December 18, 1861[3].

Education

Educated at University of Göttingen[13], a campus university[25], in Germany[26], founded in 1734[27], headquartered in Göttingen[28] and Kreuzschule[14], a school[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1300[31]. Alexander Witting's doctoral advisor was Felix Klein[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include mathematics[11], an academic discipline[32] and history of mathematics[12], an aspect of history[33].

Death and Burial

Alexander Witting died on November 29, 1946[5]. He passed away in Dresden[4].

Why It Matters

Alexander Witting ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Witting born?

Born in Dresden[2], Alexander Witting…

Where did Alexander Witting die?

Alexander Witting passed away in Dresden[4].

What did Alexander Witting do for work?

Alexander Witting worked as mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Alexander Witting go to school?

Alexander Witting was educated at University of Göttingen[13] and Kreuzschule[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation mathematician, historian of mathematics, university teacher
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  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp02476431
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