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Hermann Minkowski

Hermann Minkowski (22 June 1864 – 12 January 1909) was a mathematician and professor at the University of Königsberg, ETH Zürich, and the University of Göttingen, described variously as German, Polish, Lithuanian-German, or Russian. He created and developed the geometry of numbers and elements of convex geometry, and used geometrical methods to solve…

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Known for
Geometry of numbers · Minkowski content · Minkowski diagram · Minkowski's question-mark function · Minkowski space
Education
Albertina University of Königsberg
Born
(1864-06-22)22 June 1864 Aleksotas, Suwałki Governorate, Kingdom of Poland (now in Kaunas, Lithuania)
Children
2
Died
12 January 1909(1909-01-12) (aged 44) Göttingen, German Empire
Doctoral advisor
Ferdinand von Lindemann

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related to Relativity · 53
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Hermann Minkowski → Aleksotas, German, Hermann, In, Jewish, Kingdom, Kovno, Königsberg, Lewin Boruch Minkowski, Lewin Minkowski, Lithuanian-German, Max, Minkowski's, Oskar, Poland, Polish, Rachel Taubmann, Russian, Russian Empire, Son
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Hermann Minkowski → Electromagnetic stress–energy tensor, Geometry of numbers, Minkowski content, Minkowski diagram, Minkowski space, Minkowski's question-mark function, Work on the Diophantine approximations
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Hermann Minkowski → Hermann MinkowskiAbraham, Hlawka, List, Minkowski, Siegel, Steiner
Born · 1
Hermann Minkowski → (1864-06-22)22 June 1864 Aleksotas, Suwałki Governorate, Kingdom of Poland (now in Kaunas, Lithuania)
Children · 1
Hermann Minkowski → 2
Died · 1
Hermann Minkowski → 12 January 1909(1909-01-12) (aged 44) Göttingen, German Empire
Doctoral advisor · 1
Hermann Minkowski → Ferdinand von Lindemann
Doctoral students · 1
Hermann Minkowski → Constantin Carathéodory Louis Kollros Dénes Kőnig
Education · 1
Hermann Minkowski → Albertina University of Königsberg

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minkowski space hermann time göttingen königsberg relativity university theory mathematics geometry work english 1909 minkowski's german numbers known russian zürich

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Hermann MinkowskiBorn(1864-06-22)22 June 1864 Aleksotas, Suwałki Governorate, Kingdom of Poland (now in Kaunas, Lithuania)1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiChildren21.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiDied12 January 1909(1909-01-12) (aged 44) Göttingen, German Empire1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiDoctoral advisorFerdinand von Lindemann1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiDoctoral studentsConstantin Carathéodory Louis Kollros Dénes Kőnig1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiEducationAlbertina University of Königsberg1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiFieldsMathematics, physics, philosophy1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiKnown forGeometry of numbers1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiKnown forMinkowski content1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiKnown forMinkowski diagram1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiKnown forMinkowski's question-mark function1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiKnown forMinkowski space1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiKnown forElectromagnetic stress–energy tensor1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiKnown forWork on the Diophantine approximations1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiSpouseAuguste Adler1.00infobox
Hermann MinkowskiWorkplacesUniversity of Göttingen and ETH Zurich1.00infobox

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