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Science & Medicine
Walther Mayer
Who
Walther Mayer · Science & Medicine
What
Topology; the Mayer-Vietoris sequence
When
1887, Graz, Austria — 1948, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Where
Austria · United States
Biography
Walther Mayer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Topology; the Mayer-Vietoris sequence
How & why
Walther Mayer was an Austrian Jewish mathematician known for the Mayer–Vietoris sequence, a fundamental tool of algebraic topology. He served for years as Albert Einstein's mathematical assistant and emigrated with him to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
Contributions & Sources
Topology; the Mayer-Vietoris sequence
1887
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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