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Paul Gordan

German mathematician (1837-1912)
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Paul Gordan
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28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
April 27, 1837
Date of death
December 21, 1912
Place of birth
Wrocław, Wrocław[7]
Place of death
Erlangen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[10]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[11]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, University of Giessen[18][19]
Field of work
algebra, mathematics, linear algebra, mathematical logic, probability theory, number theory[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
University of Wrocław, University of Königsberg, Frederick William University Berlin[20][21][22]
Notable work
Clebsch–Gordan coefficient, Gordan's lemma, Invariant of a binary form[24][25][26]
Child
Paul Gordan[9]
Doctoral advisor
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi[23]
Doctoral student
Emmy Noether, Wilhelm Hauser, Harry Walter Tyler, Edward Drake Roe, Sigmund Gundelfinger[33][34][35][36][37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[46]
Academic thesis
De Linea Geodetica[42]
Archives at
University Library of Erlangen-Nürnberg[38]
Birth name
Paul Albert Gordan[47]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library, Neue Deutsche Biographie[44][45]
Family name
Gordan[39]
Given name
Paul, Albert[40][41]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
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Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[27][28][29][30][31]
Name in native language
Paul Albert Gordan[48]
Partner in business or sport
Alfred Clebsch[43]
Place of burial
Neustädter Friedhof[8]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000110345748
VIAF cluster ID
93044
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86864735
GND ID
116773812
Academic Tree ID
34409
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
1031-gordan-paul
BIBSYS ID
2079795
Babelio author ID
307853
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123868279
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
gordan-paul-albert
CONOR.SI ID
9115747
CTHS person ID
119155
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CiNii Research ID
1140563741627765248
DBLP author ID
199/8965
DDB person (GND) ID
116773812
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116773812
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1sOvf8
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
198947
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Paul-Gordan
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
paul-albert-gordan
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
/m/042gl8
Geni profile ID
6000000000355538742
Hessian Biography person ID
22719
IdRef ID
085908290
J9U entity ID
987007274045205171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116773812
Kulturstiftung.org person ID
gordan-paul
Leopoldina member ID (new)
paul-gordan
Libraries Australia ID
36001759
MR Author ID
75420
MacTutor biography ID
Gordan
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
15654
Museum-digital person/organization ID
68528
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01527140
NE.se ID
paul-gordan
NL CR AUT ID
mub2017969955
NLA Trove people ID
1180007
NUKAT ID
n01056384
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000485508
National Virtual Library of India ID
792327
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
123693071
Open Library ID
OL1107189A
Open Plaques subject ID
5407
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095900309
Prabook ID
2175663
RERO ID (legacy)
A016391150
SBN author ID
TSAV184288
Treccani ID
paul-gordan
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
paul-gordan
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
gordan
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy8vCKYxGXrHw83pfKmVC
Yale LUX ID
person/c24599ba-d5d8-4602-8e29-ebd02c7f3110
ZbMATH author ID
gordan.paul

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 6
mathematics, algebra, linear algebra, number theory, mathematical logic, probability theory
Member of 5
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Educated at 3
University of Wrocław, University of Königsberg, Frederick William University Berlin
Employer 2
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, University of Giessen
Given name 2
Albert, Paul
Named after 2
Clebsch–Gordan coefficient, 23699 Paulgordan
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Chaired by 1
German Mathematical Society
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Doctoral advisor 1
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
Doctoral advisors 1
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
Doctoral student 1
Emmy Noether
Doctoral students 1
Emmy Noether
Ethnic group 1
Jewish people
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Notable work 1
Clebsch–Gordan coefficient
Partner in business or sport 1
Alfred Clebsch
Place of birth 1
Wrocław
Place of death 1
Erlangen
Sex or gender 1
male
← Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Laeken
← Partner in business or sport 1
Alfred Clebsch
← SNARC ID 1
Angharad Tomos
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Summary

Paul Gordan was born on April 27, 1837[1], in Wrocław[2]. He died on December 21, 1912[3], in Erlangen[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Paul Gordan include Clebsch–Gordan coefficient[49], a mathematical concept[50] and 23699 Paulgordan[51], an asteroid[52].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Paul Gordan include Clebsch–Gordan coefficient[49], a mathematical concept[50] and 23699 Paulgordan[51], an asteroid[52].

His notable doctoral advisees include Emmy Noether[53], a mathematician[54], 1882–1935[55], of Germany[56], awarded the Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award[57], specialised in algebra[58].

FAQs

Where was Paul Gordan born?

Paul Gordan was born in Wrocław[2].

Where did Paul Gordan die?

Paul Gordan died in Erlangen[4].

What did Paul Gordan do for work?

Paul Gordan worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Paul Gordan go to school?

Paul Gordan was educated at University of Wrocław[20], University of Königsberg[21], and Frederick William University Berlin[22].

Related Entities

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi Emmy Noether Frederick William University Berlin Kingdom of Prussia mathematics University of Königsberg University of Wrocław

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. google.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . kulturstiftung.org. kulturstiftung.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  32. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.

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  3. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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