Ernst Steinitz
Ernst Steinitz · Science & Medicine
Algebra; foundational theory of abstract fields
1871, Laurahütte, Silesia, Germany (now Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland) — 1928, Kiel, Germany
Germany
Ernst Steinitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Algebra; foundational theory of abstract fields
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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Algebra; foundational theory of abstract fields
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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