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Adolf Hurwitz

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Adolf Hurwitz · Science & Medicine

What

Complex analysis and number theory; Hurwitz's theorem

When

1859, Hildesheim, Kingdom of Hanover (now Germany) — 1919, Zurich, Switzerland

Where

Germany · Switzerland

Biography

Adolf Hurwitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Complex analysis and number theory; Hurwitz's theorem

How & why

Adolf Hurwitz was a mathematician whose work in complex analysis and number theory produced results such as Hurwitz's theorem in the theory of Riemann surfaces and in Diophantine approximation. A professor at ETH Zurich, he strongly influenced the next generation of mathematicians. Born into a Jewish family, he was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

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Complex analysis and number theory; Hurwitz's theorem

1859

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics