Paul Butzer

German mathematician and historian of mathematics
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Paul Butzer

Summary

Paul Butzer is a human[1]. He was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr[2]. He was born on April 15, 1928[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Paul Butzer was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr[2].
  • Paul Butzer was born on April 15, 1928[3].
  • Paul Butzer held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Paul Butzer worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Paul Butzer's professions included historian of mathematics[5].
  • Paul Butzer worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Paul Butzer's field of work was approximation theory[9].
  • Paul Butzer's field of work was Fourier analysis[10].
  • Paul Butzer's field of work was Banach space[11].
  • Paul Butzer's field of work was integral transform[12].
  • Paul Butzer's field of work was harmonic analysis[13].
  • Paul Butzer's field of work was probability theory[14].
  • Paul Butzer's doctoral advisor was George G. Lorentz[15].
  • Paul Butzer is recorded as male[16].
  • Paul Butzer's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Ernst Görlich as a doctoral student[18].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Hans Johnen as a doctoral student[19].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Paul Otto Runck as a doctoral student[20].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Walter Trebels as a doctoral student[21].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Hubert Berens as a doctoral student[22].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Rolf Joachim Nessel as a doctoral student[23].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Franziska Fehér as a doctoral student[24].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Rudolf Stens as a doctoral student[25].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Lothar Hahn as a doctoral student[26].
  • Paul Butzer supervised Günter Bleimann as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Butzer's place of birth was Mülheim an der Ruhr[2]. He was born on April 15, 1928[3].

Education

Paul Butzer's doctoral advisor was George G. Lorentz[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include approximation theory[9], a branch of mathematics[28]; Fourier analysis[10]; Banach space[11], a mathematical concept[29], founded in 1920[30]; integral transform[12]; harmonic analysis[13], a branch of mathematics[31]; and probability theory[14], a branch of mathematics[32]. Doctoral students include Ernst Görlich[18], b. 1940[33]; Hans Johnen[19], a university teacher[34], 1940–2013[35], of Germany[36]; Paul Otto Runck[20], a mathematician[37], 1930–2013[38], of Germany[39]; Walter Trebels[21]; Hubert Berens[22], a mathematician[40], 1936–2015[41], of Germany[42]; and Rolf Joachim Nessel[23], a researcher[43].

Why It Matters

Paul Butzer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Paul Butzer born?

Born in Mülheim an der Ruhr[2], Paul Butzer…

What did Paul Butzer do for work?

Paul Butzer worked as mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], and university teacher[6].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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