Willem Abraham Wythoff

Dutch mathematician
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Willem Abraham Wythoff
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Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
October 6, 1865
Date of death
May 21, 1939
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Place of death
Amsterdam
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[6]
Occupation
mathematician
Field of work
mathematics[7]
Doctoral advisor
Diederik Korteweg[9]
Family name
Wijthoff[11]
Given name
Willem[12]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willem Abraham Wythoff ar فيليم ابراهام فيتهوف ar فيليم أبراهام فيتهوف de W. A. Wythoff de Wijthoff de Willem Abraham Wijthoff de Willem Abraham Wythoff de Wythoff de Abraham Willem Wijthoff de W. A. Wijthoff fr W. A. Wijthoff ja ウィレム・アブラハム・ワイソフ nl W.A Wythoff nl W.A. Wythoff nl Willem Abraham Wijthoff ru Виллем Абрахам Витхофф zh 威佐夫
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/m/04jplry
MR Author ID
1215262
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
74723
Prabook ID
1745256
University of Amsterdam Album Academicum ID
id021100
ZbMATH author ID
wythoff.willem-abraham

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Summary

Willem Abraham Wythoff's place of birth was Amsterdam[1]. He was born on October 6, 1865[2]. He passed away in Amsterdam[3]. He died on May 21, 1939[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Willem Abraham Wythoff include Wythoff construction[15] and Wythoff symbol[16], a notation[17].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Wythoff construction[15] and Wythoff symbol[16], a notation[17].

FAQs

Where was Willem Abraham Wythoff born?

Born in Amsterdam[1].

Where did Willem Abraham Wythoff die?

Willem Abraham Wythoff died in Amsterdam[3].

What did Willem Abraham Wythoff do for work?

Willem Abraham Wythoff worked as mathematician[5].

Where did Willem Abraham Wythoff go to school?

Willem Abraham Wythoff was educated at University of Amsterdam[8].

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  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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