Walther Mayer

Summary

Walther Mayer is a human^[1]. He was born in Graz^[2]. He was born on +1887-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Princeton^[4]. He died on +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Graz^[2], Walther Mayer…
• Walther Mayer died in Princeton^[4].
• Walther Mayer was born on +1887-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Walther Mayer was born on +1887-03-11T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Walther Mayer died on +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Walther Mayer died on +1948-09-10T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Walther Mayer held citizenship in Austria^[11].
• Walther Mayer worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Walther Mayer's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Walther Mayer's education included a stint at University of Vienna^[12].
• Walther Mayer's education included a stint at Science Faculty of Paris^[13].
• Walther Mayer was educated at ETH Zurich^[14].
• Walther Mayer's education included a stint at University of Göttingen^[15].
• Walther Mayer's image is recorded as Portrait of Albert Einstein and Others (1879-1955), Physicist.jpg^[16].
• Walther Mayer's image is recorded as Walther Mayer (cropped).jpg^[17].
• Walther Mayer is recorded as male^[18].
• Walther Mayer's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Walther Mayer supervised Eugene Lukacs as a doctoral student^[20].
• Walther Mayer supervised Gustav Bergmann as a doctoral student^[21].
• Walther Mayer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000038725585^[22].
• Walther Mayer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52077308^[23].
• Walther Mayer's GND ID is recorded as 102116528X^[24].
• Walther Mayer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no94025085^[25].
• Walther Mayer's IdRef ID is recorded as 193207893^[26].
• Walther Mayer's Commons category is recorded as Walther Mayer (mathematician)^[27].

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Origins and Family

Walther Mayer's place of birth was Graz^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1887-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1887-03-11T00:00:00Z^[9].

Education

Educated at University of Vienna^[12], a university^[28], in Austria^[29], founded in 1365^[30], headquartered in Vienna^[31]; Science Faculty of Paris^[13], a faculty^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1811^[34]; ETH Zurich^[14], an institute of technology^[35], in Switzerland^[36], founded in 1855^[37], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[38]; and University of Göttingen^[15], a campus university^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1734^[41], headquartered in Göttingen^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Doctoral students include Eugene Lukacs^[20], a mathematician^[43], 1906–1987^[44], of United States^[45], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[46], specialised in probability theory^[47] and Gustav Bergmann^[21], a philosopher of science^[48], 1906–1987^[49], of Austria^[50].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5] and +1948-09-10T00:00:00Z^[10]. Walther Mayer died in Princeton^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Walther Mayer include Mayer–Vietoris sequence^[51], a mathematical concept^[52].

Why It Matters

Walther Mayer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53]

He is credited with the discovery of chain complex^[54]. Entities named for him include Mayer–Vietoris sequence^[51], a mathematical concept^[52].

His notable doctoral advisees include Gustav Bergmann^[55], a philosopher of science^[56], 1906–1987^[57], of Austria^[58] and Eugene Lukacs^[59], a mathematician^[60], 1906–1987^[61], of United States^[62], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[63], specialised in probability theory^[64].

FAQs

Where was Walther Mayer born?

Born in Graz^[2], Walther Mayer…

Where did Walther Mayer die?

Walther Mayer died in Princeton^[4].

What did Walther Mayer do for work?

Walther Mayer worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Walther Mayer go to school?

Walther Mayer was educated at University of Vienna^[12], Science Faculty of Paris^[13], ETH Zurich^[14], and University of Göttingen^[15].

What did Walther Mayer discover?

Walther Mayer is credited as discoverer of chain complex^[54].