Peter Sorger

German mathematician (1938–2022)
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Peter Sorger

Summary

Peter Sorger is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on December 7, 1938[3]. He died in Münster[4]. He died on January 1, 2022[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6].

Key Facts

  • Peter Sorger was born in Vienna[2].
  • Peter Sorger passed away in Münster[4].
  • Peter Sorger was born on December 7, 1938[3].
  • Peter Sorger was born on 1938[7].
  • Peter Sorger died on January 1, 2022[5].
  • Peter Sorger died on 2022[8].
  • Peter Sorger held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Peter Sorger's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Peter Sorger's field of work was didactics of mathematics[10].
  • Peter Sorger was educated at University of Freiburg[11].
  • Peter Sorger's doctoral advisor was Henry Görtler[12].
  • Peter Sorger's doctoral advisor was Joachim Nitsche[13].
  • Peter Sorger was a member of Society for Didactics of Mathematics[14].
  • Peter Sorger is recorded as male[15].
  • Peter Sorger's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Peter Sorger supervised Lekshmi Dharmarajan as a doctoral student[17].
  • Peter Sorger's family name is recorded as Sorger[18].
  • Peter Sorger's given name is recorded as Peter[19].
  • Peter Sorger's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[20].
  • Peter Sorger's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Peter Sorger's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Vienna[2], Peter Sorger… Recorded date of birth include December 7, 1938[3] and 1938[7].

Education

Peter Sorger's education included a stint at University of Freiburg[11]. Doctoral advisors include Henry Görtler[12], a mathematician[23], 1909–1987[24], of Germany[25], awarded the Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal[26] and Joachim Nitsche[13], a mathematician[27], 1926–1996[28], of Germany[29].

Career and Affiliations

Peter Sorger worked as a mathematician[6]. His field of work was didactics of mathematics[10]. He supervised Lekshmi Dharmarajan as a doctoral student[17].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 2022[5] and 2022[8]. Peter Sorger passed away in Münster[4].

FAQs

Where was Peter Sorger born?

Peter Sorger was born in Vienna[2].

Where did Peter Sorger die?

Peter Sorger died in Münster[4].

What did Peter Sorger do for work?

Peter Sorger worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Peter Sorger go to school?

Peter Sorger was educated at University of Freiburg[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . trauer.ms. trauer.ms. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik. wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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