Klaus Matthes

mathematician (1931-1998)
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Klaus Matthes

Summary

Klaus Matthes is a human[1]. He was born in Berlin[2]. He was born on January 20, 1931[3]. He died in Berlin[4]. He died on March 9, 1998[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8].

Key Facts

  • Klaus Matthes's place of birth was Berlin[2].
  • Klaus Matthes died in Berlin[4].
  • Klaus Matthes was born on January 20, 1931[3].
  • Klaus Matthes died on March 9, 1998[5].
  • Klaus Matthes held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Klaus Matthes's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Klaus Matthes's professions included statistician[7].
  • Klaus Matthes worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Klaus Matthes's field of work was probability theory[10].
  • Klaus Matthes's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Among Klaus Matthes's employers was Friedrich Schiller University Jena[12].
  • Klaus Matthes was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[13].
  • Klaus Matthes's doctoral advisor was Willi Rinow[14].
  • Klaus Matthes received the National Prize of East Germany[15].
  • Klaus Matthes received the Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze[16].
  • Klaus Matthes was a member of German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[17].
  • Klaus Matthes is recorded as male[18].
  • Klaus Matthes's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Klaus Matthes supervised Elke Warmuth as a doctoral student[20].
  • Klaus Matthes supervised Günter Last as a doctoral student[21].
  • Klaus Matthes supervised Günter Kummer as a doctoral student[22].
  • Klaus Matthes's Commons category is recorded as Klaus Matthes[23].
  • Klaus Matthes's family name is recorded as Matthes[24].
  • Klaus Matthes's given name is recorded as Klaus[25].
  • Klaus Matthes's work location is recorded as Ilmenau[26].

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Origins and Family

Klaus Matthes was born in Berlin[2]. He was born on January 20, 1931[3].

Education

Klaus Matthes's education included a stint at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[13]. His doctoral advisor was Willi Rinow[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include probability theory[10], a branch of mathematics[27] and mathematics[11], an academic discipline[28]. Among Klaus Matthes's employers was Friedrich Schiller University Jena[12]. Doctoral students include Elke Warmuth[20], a mathematician[29], b. 1949[30], of Germany[31]; Günter Last[21], a probability theorist[32]; and Günter Kummer[22].

Recognition

Awards received include National Prize of East Germany[15], a national award[33], in German Democratic Republic[34], founded in 1949[35] and Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze[16], a grade of an order[36], in German Democratic Republic[37].

Death and Burial

Klaus Matthes died on March 9, 1998[5]. He passed away in Berlin[4].

FAQs

Where was Klaus Matthes born?

Born in Berlin[2], Klaus Matthes…

Where did Klaus Matthes die?

Klaus Matthes died in Berlin[4].

What did Klaus Matthes do for work?

Klaus Matthes worked as mathematician[6], statistician[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Klaus Matthes go to school?

Klaus Matthes was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[13].

What awards did Klaus Matthes receive?

Honors received include National Prize of East Germany[15] and Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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