Wolfgang Krull
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27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- August 26, 1899
- Date of death
- April 12, 1971
- Place of birth
- Baden-Baden
- Place of death
- Bonn
- Occupation
- mathematician, university teacher
- Employer
- University of Bonn (1939–1967), University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (1928–1939), University of Freiburg (1922–1928)[14][15][16]
- Field of work
- mathematics, algebra, commutative algebra, ring[10][11][12][13]
- Educated at
- University of Freiburg (1919–1920), University of Göttingen (1920–1921), University of Freiburg (1921–1922)[17][18][19]
- Member of political party
- Nazi Party[22]
- Notable work
- Krull's theorem, Krull–Schmidt theorem, Krull's principal ideal theorem, Krull's intersection theorem, Krull–Akizuki theorem, Krull dimension, Krull ring, Krull–Schmidt category
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Doctoral advisor
- Alfred Loewy[20]
- Doctoral student
- Jürgen Neukirch, Paulo Ribenboim, Peter Dombrowski, Heinz Schöneborn, Manfred Breuer, Wilfried Brauer, Karl-Otto Stöhr, Klaus Lamotke, Manfred Reufel, Peter Ucsnay, Klaus Voß, Dietrich Müller, Otto Endler, Gerhard Schiffels, Heiner Lichtenberg, Stephan Pietrowski, Fritz Seel, Friedrich Zehlein, Alfred Helms, Friedrich Rusam, Albert Weißfloch, Walter Hensolt, Karl Siegfried Schumacher, Werner Hämisch, Gerhard Bretschneider, Arved Fuhrmann, Fritz Ostermann, Martin Kretzschmar, Wolfgang Lindenberg, Friedhelm Beckmann, Arndt Liesen, Leonhard Gerhards, Ekkehard Altmann, Abbas Al-Anbari, Cläre Loos, Eduard Wette, Egon Joachim, Fritz Eduard Peters, Klaus Wolbeck, Arnulf Hirschelmann, Fritz Speitkamp, Hans Steidl
- Work location
- Bonn
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- German
- Academic thesis
- Über Begleitmatrizen und Elementarteilertheorie
- Archives at
- University and State Library Bonn
- Birth name
- Wolfgang Adolf Ludwig Helmuth Krull
- Family name
- Krull
- Given name
- Wolfgang
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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- Name in native language
- Wolfgang Krull
- Place of burial
- Poppelsdorf Cemetery[7]
- ISNI
- 0000000109106168
- VIAF cluster ID
- 66536546
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n99044166
- GND ID
- 116567376
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Krull,Wolfgang 1920 Göttingen.jpg ↗
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- CiNii Research ID
- 1140282266641677568
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 116567376
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 116567376
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- Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
- 5636
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- MR Author ID
- 107035
- MacTutor biography ID
- Krull
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 234
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- Treccani ID
- wolfgang-krull
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- ZbMATH author ID
- krull.wolfgang
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Summary
Born in Baden-Baden[1], he… he was born on August 26, 1899[2]. He died in Bonn[3]. He died on April 12, 1971[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Body
Education
Educated at University of Freiburg[17], a public university[23], in Germany[24], founded in 1457[25], headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau[26] and University of Göttingen[18], a campus university[27], in Germany[28], founded in 1734[29], headquartered in Göttingen[30].
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[31]; algebra[11], a branch of mathematics[32]; commutative algebra[12], a branch of mathematics[33]; and ring[13]. Employers include University of Bonn[14], a public research university[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1818[36], headquartered in Bonn[37]; Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[15], a public research university[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1742[40], headquartered in Erlangen[41]; and University of Freiburg[16], a public university[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1457[44], headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau[45]. Doctoral students include Jürgen Neukirch[46], a mathematician[47], 1937–1997[48], of Germany[49], specialised in number theory[50]; Paulo Ribenboim[51], a mathematician[52], b. 1928[53], of Brazil[54], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[55], specialised in mathematics[56]; Peter Dombrowski[57], a mathematician[58], 1928–2025[59], of Germany[60]; Heinz Schöneborn[61]; Manfred Breuer[62], a mathematician[63], 1929–2011[64], of Germany[65]; and Wilfried Brauer[66], a computer scientist[67], 1937–2014[68], of Germany[69].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Wolfgang Krull include Krull dimension[70], an invariant[71]; Krull's principal ideal theorem[72], a theorem[73]; Krull–Schmidt theorem[74], a theorem[75]; Krull's theorem[76]; and Krull ring[77].
Why It Matters
He is credited with the discovery of local ring[78] and Krull's principal ideal theorem[79], a theorem[80]. Entities named for him include Krull dimension[70], an invariant[71]; Krull's principal ideal theorem[72], a theorem[73]; Krull–Schmidt theorem[74], a theorem[75]; Krull's theorem[76]; and Krull ring[77].
His notable doctoral advisees include Jürgen Neukirch[81], a mathematician[82], 1937–1997[83], of Germany[84], specialised in number theory[85]; Paulo Ribenboim[86], a mathematician[87], b. 1928[88], of Brazil[89], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[90], specialised in mathematics[91]; and Wilfried Brauer[92], a computer scientist[93], 1937–2014[94], of Germany[95].
FAQs
Where was Wolfgang Krull born?
Born in Baden-Baden[1].
Where did Wolfgang Krull die?
Wolfgang Krull passed away in Bonn[3].
What did Wolfgang Krull do for work?
Wolfgang Krull worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Wolfgang Krull go to school?
Wolfgang Krull was educated at University of Freiburg[17], University of Göttingen[18], and University of Freiburg[19].
What did Wolfgang Krull discover?
Wolfgang Krull is credited as discoverer of local ring[78] and Krull's principal ideal theorem[79].