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David Hilbert

David Hilbert (/ˈhɪlbərt/; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German: [ˈdaːvɪt ˈhɪlbɐt]; 23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics and one of…

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Known for
Hilbert's basis theorem Hilbert's Nullstellensatz Hilbert's axioms Hilbert's problems Hilbert's program Einstein–Hilbert action Hilbert space Hilbert system Epsilon calculus
Awards
Lobachevsky Prize (1903) Bolyai Prize (1910) ForMemRS (1928)
Education
University of Königsberg (PhD)
Born
(1862-01-23)23 January 1862 Königsberg or Wehlau, Kingdom of Prussia
Children
Franz (b. 1893)
Died
14 February 1943(1943-02-14) (aged 81) Göttingen, Nazi Germany

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related to Secondary literature · 130
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related to Primary literature in English translation · 56
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Doctoral students · 35
David Hilbert → Alexander Myller, Alfréd Haar, Andreas Speiser, Anne Bosworth, Charles Max Mason, Earle Hedrick, Emanuel Lasker, Erhard Schmidt, Erich Hecke, Ernst Hellinger, Ernst Zermelo, Felix Bernstein, Gabriel Sudan, Haskell Curry, Heinrich Behmann, Hellmuth Kneser, Hermann Weyl, Hugo Steinhaus, Klara Löbenstein, Kurt Grelling
related to Early life and education · 31
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related to External links · 30
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Awards · 1
David Hilbert → Lobachevsky Prize (1903) Bolyai Prize (1910) ForMemRS (1928)
Born · 1
David Hilbert → (1862-01-23)23 January 1862 Königsberg or Wehlau, Kingdom of Prussia
Children · 1
David Hilbert → Franz (b. 1893)
Died · 1
David Hilbert → 14 February 1943(1943-02-14) (aged 81) Göttingen, Nazi Germany
Doctoral advisor · 1
David Hilbert → Ferdinand von Lindemann

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David HilbertDied14 February 1943(1943-02-14) (aged 81) Göttingen, Nazi Germany1.00infobox
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David HilbertDoctoral studentsKurt Grelling1.00infobox
David HilbertDoctoral studentsAlfréd Haar1.00infobox
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David HilbertDoctoral studentsEarle Hedrick1.00infobox
David HilbertDoctoral studentsErnst Hellinger1.00infobox
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David HilbertDoctoral studentsHellmuth Kneser1.00infobox
David HilbertDoctoral studentsRobert König1.00infobox
David HilbertDoctoral studentsEmanuel Lasker1.00infobox
David HilbertDoctoral studentsKlara Löbenstein1.00infobox

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