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Hans Schwerdtfeger

mathematician (1902–1990)
Person Human Q91377

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
December 9, 1902
Date of death
June 26, 1990
Place of birth
Göttingen
Place of death
Adelaide
Country of citizenship
Canada, Germany, Australia[7][8][9]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
McGill University, University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide[15][16][17]
Field of work
mathematics, linear algebra, complex number, group theory, matrix[10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
University of Bonn, University of Göttingen[18][19]
Doctoral advisor
Otto Toeplitz[20]
Doctoral student
Peter James Lorimer, Derek Allan Holton, Wessel J. Kotzé, John D. Dixon, Elizabeth Maude Hunter Rowlinson, Michael Charles Richard Butler, John Poland[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German[33][34]
Academic thesis
Beiträge zum Matricen-Kalkül und zur Theorie der Gruppenmatrix[32]
Archives at
University of Adelaide[29]
Birth name
Hans Wilhelm Eduard Schwerdtfeger[35]
Family name
Schwerdtfeger[30]
Given name
Hans[31]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hans Wilhelm Eduard Schwerdtfeger en Hans Schwerdtfeger cs Hans Wilhelm Eduard Schwerdtfeger de Hans Wilhelm Eduard Schwerdtfeger fa شورتفگر، هانس he האנס שוורדטפגר pt Hans Wilhelm Eduard Schwerdtfeger
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000115692167
VIAF cluster ID
46700586
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79057450
GND ID
117730734
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Schwerdtfeger 1964.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12417892q
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
72683
CiNii Research ID
1140282266599581568
DDB person (GND) ID
117730734
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117730734
Freebase ID
/m/0hr8qyn
IdRef ID
033298726
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J9U entity ID
987007332279705171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117730734
MR Author ID
236029
MacTutor biography ID
Schwerdtfeger
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
13402
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01370195
NL CR AUT ID
xx0251025
NLAI ID
212373
NUKAT ID
n99067056
National Virtual Library of India ID
141713
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06863563X
Prabook ID
1692194
SHARE Catalogue author ID
56114
Scopus author ID
16511046800
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwxP4CGJD6CtDkPYtRVG3
Yale LUX ID
person/c125ca39-ff1a-45c7-b18e-3b440247e082
ZbMATH author ID
schwerdtfeger.hans

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Field of work 5
mathematics, complex number, linear algebra, matrix, group theory
Country of citizenship 3
Germany, Australia, Canada
Employer 3
McGill University, University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide
Educated at 2
University of Göttingen, University of Bonn
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Archives at 1
University of Adelaide
Doctoral advisor 1
Otto Toeplitz
Doctoral advisors 1
Otto Toeplitz
Given name 1
Hans
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Göttingen
Place of death 1
Adelaide
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hans Schwerdtfeger was born on December 9, 1902[1], in Göttingen[2]. He died on June 26, 1990[3], in Adelaide[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Hans Schwerdtfeger born?

Hans Schwerdtfeger was born in Göttingen[2].

Where did Hans Schwerdtfeger die?

Hans Schwerdtfeger died in Adelaide[4].

What did Hans Schwerdtfeger do for work?

Hans Schwerdtfeger worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Hans Schwerdtfeger go to school?

Hans Schwerdtfeger was educated at University of Bonn[18] and University of Göttingen[19].

Related Entities

Adelaide Australia Canada Germany mathematics

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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