Leo Königsberger

German mathematician (1837-1921)
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Summary

Leo Königsberger was born in Poznań[1]. He died in Heidelberg[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and historian of science[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Bergfriedhof[7]
  • Child: Johann Koenigsberger[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[9]
  • Field of work: mathematics[10]
  • Employer: University of Vienna[11], TUD Dresden University of Technology[12], Heidelberg University[13], University of Greifswald[14], Royal Prussian Main Cadet Institute[15]
  • Educated at: Frederick William University Berlin[16], Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium of Posen[17]
  • Doctoral advisor: Karl Weierstraß[18], Ernst Kummer[19]
  • Member of: Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[20], Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[21], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Doctoral student: Edmund Husserl[24], Gyula Kőnig[25], Georg Alexander Pick[26], Alfred Pringsheim[27], Mór Réthy[28], Paul Hertz[29], Karl Bopp[30], Max Noether[31], Martin Krause[32], Jakob Horn[33], Carl Boehm[34], Georg Landsberg[35], Marie Gernet[36], Joseph Carlebach[37]
  • Commons category: Leo Koenigsberger[38]
  • Archives at: Göttingen State and University Library[39]

Why It Matters

Leo Königsberger has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

His notable doctoral advisees include Edmund Husserl[42], a mathematician[43], 1859–1938[44], of Austrian Empire[45], specialised in philosophy[46]; Alfred Pringsheim[47], a mathematician[48], 1850–1941[49], of German Reich[50], specialised in mathematics[51]; Loránd Eötvös[52], a physicist[53], 1848–1919[54], of Hungary[55], specialised in physics[56]; Max Noether[57], a mathematician[58], 1844–1921[59], of Germany[60], specialised in mathematics[61]; Max Wolf[62], an astronomer[63], 1863–1932[64], of Germany[65], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen[66], specialised in astrophotography[67]; and Gustav Mie[68], a physicist[69], 1868–1957[70], of Germany[71], awarded the Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award[72], specialised in physics[73].

FAQs

Where was Leo Königsberger born?

Leo Königsberger's place of birth was Poznań[1].

Where did Leo Königsberger die?

Leo Königsberger died in Heidelberg[2].

What did Leo Königsberger do for work?

Leo Königsberger worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and historian of science[5].

Where did Leo Königsberger go to school?

Leo Königsberger was educated at Frederick William University Berlin[16] and Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium of Posen[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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