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Hermann Witting

German mathematician (1927-2010)
Person human Q1613102

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
May 29, 1927
Date of death
October 5, 2010
Place of birth
Brunswick
Place of death
Freiburg im Breisgau
Country of citizenship
Germany[6]
Occupation
mathematician
Employer
University of Freiburg, University of Münster[8][9]
Field of work
mathematical statistics[7]
Educated at
University of Freiburg[10]
Award received
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12]
Doctoral advisor
Henry Görtler[11]
Doctoral student
Norbert Schmitz, Friedrich Pukelsheim, Helmut Rieder, Georg Neuhaus, Konrad Behnen, Eckart Sonnemann, Ulrich Müller-Funk, Manfred Heisterkamp, Ludger Rüschendorf, Detlef Plachky, Norbert Bönner, Joachim Krauth, Cornelius Gutenbrunner, Hans-Peter Kinder, Paul Ressel, Olaf Krafft, Martin Schaefer, Franz-Reinhold Diepenbrock, Hans-Peter Kirschner, Gerd Nölle, Erwin Hansert, Karl Otto Friedrich, Max Kohlberger, Edgar Kublin, Hans Ulrich Burger, Werner Schäfer, Attila Csenki, Hartwig Hildebrand[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Work location
Freiburg im Breisgau[33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[34]
Archives at
Archives of the University of Freiburg[30]
Family name
Witting[31]
Given name
Hermann[32]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[35]
Member of
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Institute of Mathematical Statistics[13][14]
P14927
170228428[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hermann Witting cs H. Witting
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000120859187
VIAF cluster ID
92252822
Library of Congress authority ID
n84803043
GND ID
170228428
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Witting 2004.jpg ↗
CONOR.SI ID
233668195
DDB person (GND) ID
170228428
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
170228428
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121hx668
HAdW member ID
236
IdRef ID
196706645
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
170228428
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MR Author ID
183855
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
21639
NL CR AUT ID
vse2011624647
NUKAT ID
n97066887
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007368958905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067776442
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
4569
SBN author ID
VEAV543901
SHARE Catalogue author ID
55229
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjxy78cy7mxgtW49t7bVC
Yale LUX ID
person/a15b6267-c063-41d1-84b5-4cca28a2f85c
ZbMATH author ID
witting.hermann

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Summary

Hermann Witting was born on May 29, 1927[1], in Brunswick[2]. He died on October 5, 2010[3], in Freiburg im Breisgau[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5].

FAQs

Where was Hermann Witting born?

Hermann Witting was born in Brunswick[2].

Where did Hermann Witting die?

Hermann Witting passed away in Freiburg im Breisgau[4].

What did Hermann Witting do for work?

Hermann Witting worked as a mathematician[5].

Where did Hermann Witting go to school?

Hermann Witting was educated at University of Freiburg[10].

What awards did Hermann Witting receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [14] ↑ . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → University of Freiburg
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