Hans Hahn
Hans Hahn · Science & Medicine
Functional analysis; the Hahn-Banach theorem
1879, Vienna, Austria-Hungary — 1934, Vienna, Austria
Austria
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Hans Hahn was an Austrian mathematician who co-founded modern functional analysis, best known for the Hahn–Banach theorem on extending linear functionals — a cornerstone of the field — and for the Hahn decomposition and the Vienna Circle of philosophy he helped lead. He was of Jewish descent.
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Functional analysis; the Hahn-Banach theorem
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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