Hans Schwerdtfeger

mathematician (1902–1990)
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Hans Schwerdtfeger

Summary

Hans Schwerdtfeger is a human[1]. He was born in Göttingen[2]. He was born on +1902-12-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Adelaide[4]. He died on +1990-06-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Hans Schwerdtfeger was born in Göttingen[2].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger passed away in Adelaide[4].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger was born on +1902-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger died on +1990-06-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger held citizenship in Australia[11].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger's field of work was linear algebra[13].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger's field of work was complex number[14].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger's field of work was group theory[15].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger's field of work was matrix[16].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger was employed by McGill University[17].
  • Among Hans Schwerdtfeger's employers was University of Melbourne[18].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger was employed by University of Adelaide[19].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger was educated at University of Bonn[20].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger was educated at University of Göttingen[21].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger's doctoral advisor was Otto Toeplitz[22].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger's image is recorded as Schwerdtfeger 1964.jpg[23].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger is recorded as male[24].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger supervised Peter James Lorimer as a doctoral student[26].
  • Hans Schwerdtfeger supervised Derek Allan Holton as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hans Schwerdtfeger was born in Göttingen[2]. He was born on +1902-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Bonn[20], a public research university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1818[30], headquartered in Bonn[31] and University of Göttingen[21], a campus university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1734[34], headquartered in Göttingen[35]. Hans Schwerdtfeger's doctoral advisor was Otto Toeplitz[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[12], an academic discipline[36]; linear algebra[13], a branch of mathematics[37]; complex number[14], a type of number[38]; group theory[15], a branch of mathematics[39]; and matrix[16]. Employers include McGill University[17], a public research university[40], in Canada[41], founded in 1821[42], headquartered in Montreal[43]; University of Melbourne[18], a public university[44], in Australia[45], founded in 1853[46]; and University of Adelaide[19], a public university[47], in Australia[48], founded in 1874[49], headquartered in Mitchell Building[50]. Doctoral students include Peter James Lorimer[26], a mathematician[51], 1939–2010[52], of New Zealand[53], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[54], specialised in algebra[55]; Derek Allan Holton[27], a mathematician[56], b. 1941[57], of New Zealand[58], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[59]; Wessel J. Kotzé[60]; John D. Dixon[61], a mathematician[62], b. 1937[63]; Elizabeth Maude Hunter Rowlinson[64], a mathematician[65], 1930–2020[66]; and Michael Charles Richard Butler[67].

Death and Burial

Hans Schwerdtfeger died on +1990-06-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Adelaide[4].

Why It Matters

Hans Schwerdtfeger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

Where was Hans Schwerdtfeger born?

Hans Schwerdtfeger's place of birth was Göttingen[2].

Where did Hans Schwerdtfeger die?

Hans Schwerdtfeger died in Adelaide[4].

What did Hans Schwerdtfeger do for work?

Hans Schwerdtfeger worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Hans Schwerdtfeger go to school?

Hans Schwerdtfeger was educated at University of Bonn[20] and University of Göttingen[21].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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