Willi Rinow

German mathematician (1907–1979)
Person human Q98031

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22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1907, February 28, 1907[7]
Date of death
March 29, 1979
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Greifswald
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Member of political party
Nazi Party[19]
Doctoral student
Klaus Matthes, Jürgen Eichhorn, Frank Terpe, Horst Lippmann, Dietrich Kölzow, Jürgen Flachsmeyer, Harry Poppe, Günter Porath, Ernst-Adam Pforr, Siegfried Dümmel, Klaus Harbarth, Siegfried Gähler, Klaus Steen, Jens Langhammer, Siegfried Lotz, Werner Gähler[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[37]
Family name
Rinow[35]
Given name
Willi[36]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[39]
Name in native language
Willi Rinow[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willi Rinow en Willi Ludwig August Rinow cs W. Rinow de Willi Ludwig August Rinow pt Willi Ludwig August Rinow ru Ринов, Вилли ru Вилли Ринов
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VIAF cluster ID
10356562
Library of Congress authority ID
n83826345
GND ID
117719684
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Willi Rinow.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12383187h
CiNii Research ID
1140563741770564352
DDB person (GND) ID
117719684
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117719684
FactGrid item ID
Alcibíades Arosemena
Freebase ID
/m/0qky11n
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5109926
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IdRef ID
032889984
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117719684
Leopoldina member ID (new)
willi-rinow
Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
8620
MR Author ID
148510
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
20673
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02647498
NL CR AUT ID
jx20080211023
NSDAP membership number (1925–1945)
4157719
NUKAT ID
n01039974
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007344976905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
153020121
Obálky knih ID
jx20080211023
SHARE Catalogue author ID
58596
Scopus author ID
55281768400
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm99y3qkfdQHkTVFjxv73
ZbMATH author ID
rinow.willi

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Summary

Willi Rinow was born on 1907[1] in Berlin[2]. He died on March 29, 1979[3], in Greifswald[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Willi Rinow include Hopf–Rinow theorem[40], a theorem[41].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Willi Rinow include Hopf–Rinow theorem[40], a theorem[41].

FAQs

Where was Willi Rinow born?

Willi Rinow's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Willi Rinow die?

Willi Rinow died in Greifswald[4].

What did Willi Rinow do for work?

Willi Rinow worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Willi Rinow go to school?

Willi Rinow was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[13].

What awards did Willi Rinow receive?

Honors received include National Prize of East Germany[16].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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