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Ernst Steinitz
Who
Ernst Steinitz · Science & Medicine
What
Algebra; foundational theory of abstract fields
When
1871, Laurahütte, Silesia, Germany (now Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland) — 1928, Kiel, Germany
Where
Germany
Biography
Ernst Steinitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Algebra; foundational theory of abstract fields
How & why
Ernst Steinitz was a German mathematician whose 1910 paper 'Algebraische Theorie der Körper' created the abstract theory of fields, systematizing concepts such as prime fields, characteristic and algebraic closure that underpin modern algebra. He was born into a Jewish family in Silesia.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
Contributions & Sources
Algebra; foundational theory of abstract fields
1871
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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