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Science & Medicine
Kurt Hensel
Who
Kurt Hensel · Science & Medicine
What
Introduced the p-adic numbers
When
1861, Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia) — 1941, Marburg, Germany
Where
Germany
Biography
Kurt Hensel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Introduced the p-adic numbers
How & why
Kurt Hensel was a German mathematician who introduced the p-adic numbers, a foundational construction of modern number theory and algebra, and long edited Crelle's Journal. He descended from the Mendelssohn family, of Jewish origin, which had converted to Christianity. He was of Jewish descent.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
Contributions & Sources
Introduced the p-adic numbers
1861
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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