Wilhelm Scheibner

Summary

Wilhelm Scheibner is a human^[1]. He was born in Gotha^[2]. He passed away in Leipzig^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], astronomer^[5], university teacher^[6], secondary school teacher^[7], and civil servant^[8]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[9]

Key Facts

• Wilhelm Scheibner's place of birth was Gotha^[2].
• Wilhelm Scheibner passed away in Leipzig^[3].
• Wilhelm Scheibner held citizenship in Kingdom of Saxony^[10].
• German was Wilhelm Scheibner's native language^[11].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's professions included astronomer^[5].
• Wilhelm Scheibner worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's professions included secondary school teacher^[7].
• Wilhelm Scheibner worked as a civil servant^[8].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's field of work was mathematical analysis^[13].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's field of work was potential theory^[14].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's field of work was function^[15].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's field of work was elliptic function^[16].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's field of work was series^[17].
• Among Wilhelm Scheibner's employers was Leipzig University^[18].
• Wilhelm Scheibner was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[19].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's education included a stint at Leipzig University^[20].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's doctoral advisor was Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi^[21].
• Wilhelm Scheibner is recorded as male^[22].
• Wilhelm Scheibner's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Wilhelm Scheibner supervised Paul Harzer as a doctoral student^[24].
• Wilhelm Scheibner supervised Adolf Hurwitz as a doctoral student^[25].
• Wilhelm Scheibner supervised Friedrich Engel as a doctoral student^[26].
• Wilhelm Scheibner supervised Bruno Edmund August Peter as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Wilhelm Scheibner's place of birth was Gotha^[2]. German was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[19], a public university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1502^[30], headquartered in Halle (Saale)^[31] and Leipzig University^[20], a public university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1409^[34], headquartered in Leipzig^[35]. Wilhelm Scheibner's doctoral advisor was Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], astronomer^[5], university teacher^[6], secondary school teacher^[7], and civil servant^[8]. Fields of work include mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[36]; mathematical analysis^[13], an academic discipline^[37]; potential theory^[14], a branch of mathematics^[38]; function^[15], a mathematical concept^[39]; elliptic function^[16]; and series^[17], a mathematical concept^[40]. Wilhelm Scheibner was employed by Leipzig University^[18]. Doctoral students include Paul Harzer^[24], an astronomer^[41], 1857–1932^[42], of Germany^[43]; Adolf Hurwitz^[25], a mathematician^[44], 1859–1919^[45], of Kingdom of Hanover^[46], specialised in mathematics^[47]; Friedrich Engel^[26], a mathematician^[48], 1861–1941^[49], of German Reich^[50], awarded the Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎^[51], specialised in mathematics^[52]; Bruno Edmund August Peter^[27], an astronomer^[53], 1853–1911^[54], of Germany^[55]; James Craig Watson^[56], an astronomer^[57], 1838–1880^[58], of United States^[59], awarded the Lalande Prize^[60], specialised in astronomy^[61]; and Emil Weyr^[62], a mathematician^[63], 1848–1894^[64], of Austrian Empire^[65], specialised in mathematics^[66].

Death and Burial

Wilhelm Scheibner died in Leipzig^[3].

Why It Matters

Wilhelm Scheibner is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[9]

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Scheibner born?

Wilhelm Scheibner's place of birth was Gotha^[2].

Where did Wilhelm Scheibner die?

Wilhelm Scheibner passed away in Leipzig^[3].

What did Wilhelm Scheibner do for work?

Wilhelm Scheibner worked as mathematician^[4], astronomer^[5], university teacher^[6], secondary school teacher^[7], and civil servant^[8].

Where did Wilhelm Scheibner go to school?

Wilhelm Scheibner was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[19] and Leipzig University^[20].