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Otto Volk

German mathematician and astronomer (1892–1989)
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
July 13, 1892
Date of death
March 21, 1989
Place of birth
Neuhausen auf den Fildern
Place of death
Würzburg
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
mathematician, astronomer, university teacher
Employer
LMU Munich, University of Würzburg, Vytautas Magnus University[9][10][11]
Educated at
Technical University of Munich, LMU Munich[12][13]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[19]
Award received
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17]
Doctoral advisor
Heinrich Liebmann, Georg Faber, Ferdinand von Lindemann[14][15][16]
Doctoral student
Jakob Glücksohn, Otto Edmund Stanaitis, Willibald Grehn, Alexis Oraw, Otto Stammhammer, Maria Knoll, Wilhelm Alt, Fritz Heywang, Maria Balbina Reindl[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Work location
Munich[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[32]
Family name
Volk[29]
Given name
Otto[30]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[34]
Name in native language
Otto Volk[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otto Volk ar أوتو فولك he אוטו פולק zh 奥托·沃尔克 zh-hant 奧圖·沃克
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000395420309
VIAF cluster ID
290126083
GND ID
119473755
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Otto Volk, Eduard Stiefel.jpeg ↗
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
otto-theodor-volk
DDB person (GND) ID
119473755
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119473755
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5113007
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120jqxcd
KBR person ID
14796953
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119473755
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
119473755
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LIMIS person ID
276594850
MR Author ID
326091
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
48484
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
4368
Open Plaques subject ID
5411
Scopus author ID
16657483100
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmHCcYrR7Xgvj4Ggc8pyd
ZbMATH author ID
volk.otto

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Doctoral advisor 3
Ferdinand von Lindemann, Georg Faber, Heinrich Liebmann
Doctoral advisors 3
Ferdinand von Lindemann, Georg Faber, Heinrich Liebmann
Employer 3
LMU Munich, University of Würzburg, Vytautas Magnus University
Occupation 3
mathematician, astronomer, university teacher
Educated at 2
LMU Munich, Technical University of Munich
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Otto
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Neuhausen auf den Fildern
Place of death 1
Würzburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Munich
← SNARC ID 1
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
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Summary

Otto Volk was born on July 13, 1892[1], in Neuhausen auf den Fildern[2]. He died on March 21, 1989[3], in Würzburg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Otto Volk born?

Otto Volk was born in Neuhausen auf den Fildern[2].

Where did Otto Volk die?

Otto Volk passed away in Würzburg[4].

What did Otto Volk do for work?

Otto Volk worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Otto Volk go to school?

Otto Volk was educated at Technical University of Munich[12] and LMU Munich[13].

What awards did Otto Volk receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17].

Related Entities

Ferdinand von Lindemann Fontevraud-l'Abbaye Germany Vytautas Magnus University Würzburg

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Nazi Party Membership Database Lookup (Spiegel). wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. 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. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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