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Science & Medicine

Otto Blumenthal

Who

Otto Blumenthal · Science & Medicine

What

Complex analysis; long-time editor of Mathematische Annalen

When

1876, Frankfurt am Main, Germany — 1944, Theresienstadt concentration camp

Where

Germany · occupied Netherlands · Theresienstadt

Biography

Otto Blumenthal is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Complex analysis; long-time editor of Mathematische Annalen

How & why

Otto Blumenthal was a German mathematician working in complex analysis and the first doctoral student of David Hilbert; for decades he was the managing editor of the leading journal Mathematische Annalen. Born into a Jewish family, he was persecuted by the Nazis, deported, and died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.

Sources & external links

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

Contributions & Sources

Complex analysis; long-time editor of Mathematische Annalen

1876

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics