Ernst Witt
Ernst Witt (26 June 1911 – 3 July 1991) was a German mathematician, one of the leading algebraists of his time.
Ernst Witt | |
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Ernst Witt in Nice, 1970 | |
| Born | 26 June 1911 |
| Died | 3 July 1991 (aged 80) |
| Education | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Witt algebra Witt group Witt's theorem Witt vector Bourbaki–Witt theorem Hasse–Witt matrix Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Hamburg |
| Doctoral advisor | Emmy Noether |
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