Hugo Hadwiger

Summary

Hugo Hadwiger is a human^[1]. He was born in Karlsruhe^[2]. He was born on +1908-12-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Bern^[4]. He died on +1981-10-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and cryptographer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Hugo Hadwiger was born in Karlsruhe^[2].
• Hugo Hadwiger died in Bern^[4].
• Hugo Hadwiger was born on +1908-12-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Hugo Hadwiger died on +1981-10-29T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Hugo Hadwiger held citizenship in Switzerland^[9].
• Hugo Hadwiger's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Hugo Hadwiger's professions included cryptographer^[7].
• Hugo Hadwiger's field of work was geometry^[10].
• Hugo Hadwiger's field of work was graph theory^[11].
• Hugo Hadwiger's field of work was integral geometry^[12].
• Hugo Hadwiger's field of work was convex function^[13].
• Hugo Hadwiger was educated at University of Bern^[14].
• Hugo Hadwiger's doctoral advisor was Willy Scherrer^[15].
• Hugo Hadwiger's religion is recorded as reformed^[16].
• Hugo Hadwiger's image is recorded as Hugo Hadwiger.jpg^[17].
• Hugo Hadwiger is recorded as male^[18].
• Hugo Hadwiger's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Hugo Hadwiger supervised Arnold Kirsch as a doctoral student^[20].
• Hugo Hadwiger supervised Peter Mani-Levitska as a doctoral student^[21].
• Hugo Hadwiger supervised Christoph Meier as a doctoral student^[22].
• Hugo Hadwiger supervised Jürg Rätz as a doctoral student^[23].
• Hugo Hadwiger's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109106598^[24].
• Hugo Hadwiger's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66544465^[25].
• Hugo Hadwiger's GND ID is recorded as 117711144^[26].
• Hugo Hadwiger's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84802332^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Karlsruhe^[2], Hugo Hadwiger… he was born on +1908-12-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Hugo Hadwiger's education included a stint at University of Bern^[14]. His doctoral advisor was Willy Scherrer^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and cryptographer^[7]. Fields of work include geometry^[10], a branch of mathematics^[28]; graph theory^[11], an academic discipline^[29]; integral geometry^[12], a branch of mathematics^[30]; and convex function^[13], a type of mathematical function^[31]. Doctoral students include Arnold Kirsch^[20], a mathematician^[32], 1922–2013^[33], of Germany^[34]; Peter Mani-Levitska^[21], a mathematician^[35]; Christoph Meier^[22]; and Jürg Rätz^[23], a mathematician^[36], 1935–2024^[37].

Personal Life

Hugo Hadwiger's religion is recorded as reformed^[16].

Death and Burial

Hugo Hadwiger died on +1981-10-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Bern^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hugo Hadwiger include Hadwiger–Nelson problem^[38], a mathematical problem^[39]; Hadwiger conjecture^[40], a conjecture^[41]; Hadwiger's theorem^[42], a theorem^[43]; Hadwiger–Finsler inequality^[44], a theorem^[45]; and Finsler–Hadwiger theorem^[46], a theorem^[47].

Why It Matters

Hugo Hadwiger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for him include Hadwiger–Nelson problem^[38], a mathematical problem^[39]; Hadwiger conjecture^[40], a conjecture^[41]; Hadwiger's theorem^[42], a theorem^[43]; Hadwiger–Finsler inequality^[44], a theorem^[45]; and Finsler–Hadwiger theorem^[46], a theorem^[47].

FAQs

Where was Hugo Hadwiger born?

Hugo Hadwiger was born in Karlsruhe^[2].

Where did Hugo Hadwiger die?

Hugo Hadwiger passed away in Bern^[4].

What did Hugo Hadwiger do for work?

Hugo Hadwiger worked as mathematician^[6] and cryptographer^[7].

Where did Hugo Hadwiger go to school?

Hugo Hadwiger was educated at University of Bern^[14].