Werner Fenchel

Summary

Werner Fenchel is a human^[1]. Born in Berlin^[2], he… he was born on +1905-05-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Copenhagen^[4]. He died on +1988-01-24T00:00:00Z^[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 (22 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Berlin^[2], Werner Fenchel…
• Werner Fenchel died in Copenhagen^[4].
• Werner Fenchel was born on +1905-05-03T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Werner Fenchel died on +1988-01-24T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Werner Fenchel held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark^[9].
• Werner Fenchel worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Werner Fenchel's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Werner Fenchel's field of work was differential geometry^[10].
• Werner Fenchel's field of work was geometry^[11].
• Werner Fenchel's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Werner Fenchel's field of work was convex function^[13].
• Werner Fenchel was employed by University of Copenhagen^[14].
• Werner Fenchel's education included a stint at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[15].
• Werner Fenchel's doctoral advisor was Ludwig Bieberbach^[16].
• Werner Fenchel was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[17].
• Werner Fenchel was a member of Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters^[18].
• Werner Fenchel's image is recorded as Werner Fenchel.jpeg^[19].
• Werner Fenchel is recorded as male^[20].
• Werner Fenchel's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Werner Fenchel supervised Peter Scherk as a doctoral student^[22].
• Werner Fenchel supervised Troels Jørgensen as a doctoral student^[23].
• Werner Fenchel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110354783^[24].
• Werner Fenchel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2603673^[25].
• Werner Fenchel's GND ID is recorded as 117709980^[26].
• Werner Fenchel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87910985^[27].

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Origins and Family

Werner Fenchel was born in Berlin^[2]. He was born on +1905-05-03T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Werner Fenchel was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[15]. His doctoral advisor was Ludwig Bieberbach^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include differential geometry^[10], a branch of mathematics^[28]; geometry^[11], a branch of mathematics^[29]; mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[30]; and convex function^[13], a type of mathematical function^[31]. Among Werner Fenchel's employers was University of Copenhagen^[14]. Doctoral students include Peter Scherk^[22], a mathematician^[32], 1910–1985^[33], of Canada^[34] and Troels Jørgensen^[23], a mathematician^[35], of Kingdom of Denmark^[36], specialised in hyperbolic geometry^[37].

Death and Burial

Werner Fenchel died on +1988-01-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Copenhagen^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Werner Fenchel include Fenchel–Moreau theorem^[38], a theorem^[39].

Why It Matters

Werner Fenchel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for him include Fenchel–Moreau theorem^[38], a theorem^[39].

FAQs

Where was Werner Fenchel born?

Werner Fenchel was born in Berlin^[2].

Where did Werner Fenchel die?

Werner Fenchel died in Copenhagen^[4].

What did Werner Fenchel do for work?

Werner Fenchel worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Werner Fenchel go to school?

Werner Fenchel was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[15].