Erich Kähler
Erich Kähler (German: [ˈkɛːlɐ] ⓘ; 16 January 1906 – 31 May 2000) was a German mathematician with wide-ranging interests in geometry and mathematical physics, who laid important mathematical groundwork for algebraic geometry and for string theory.
Erich Kähler | |
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Erich Kähler in Hamburg, 1990 | |
| Born | 16 January 1906 Leipzig, German Empire |
| Died | 31 May 2000 (aged 94) Wedel, Germany |
| Citizenship | German |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig |
| Known for | Kähler differential Cartan–Kähler theorem Kähler manifold Dirac–Kähler equation |
| Spouse(s) | Luise Günther, Charlotte Schulze |
| Awards | Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities (1949), Berlin Academy of Science (1955), German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (1957), Accademia dei Lincei (1957), Hamburg Mathematical Society (1976), Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Leipzig, University of Königsberg, University of Hamburg, Technical University of Berlin |
| Thesis | Über die Existenz von Gleichgewichtsfiguren, die sich aus gewissen Lösungen des n-Körperproblems ableiten (On the existence of equilibrium solutions of rotating liquids, which are derived from certain solutions of the n-body problem) (1928) |
| Doctoral advisor | Leon Lichtenstein |
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