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Emil Artin
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Emil Artin (1898–1962) was a mathematician and university teacher whose work focused on algebra, algebraic number theory, and class field theory. Born in Vienna, he held citizenship in Austria–Hungary, the United States, Austria, and Germany. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Vienna, where he was also educated, along with Leipzig University and the University of Göttingen. His doctoral advisors were Gustav Herglotz and Otto Hölder.
Artin served as a professor at Princeton University, the University of Hamburg, the University of Notre Dame, and Indiana University. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony. Among his awards were the Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award and fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
His notable works include *Modern higher algebra*, *Galois theory*, and *Lectures on modern higher algebra*. He supervised doctoral students such as Serge Lang, David Gilbarg, Hans Zassenhaus, and Arthur Mattuck. Artin was married to Natascha Artin Brunswick and was the father of Michael Artin. He died in Hamburg.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 42
Top works
- Der Briefwechsel Emil Artin--Helmut Hasse (1937/38 und 1953 bis 1958)
- Modern higher algebra, Galois theory
- Lectures on modern higher algebra
- Modern developments in algebra
- MODERN ALGEBRA
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,951x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,994x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,234x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,996x
- Principles of Optics
· 1999 · cited 7,895x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1898-03-03 ) March 3, 1898, Vienna , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- December 20, 1962 (1962-12-20) (aged 64), Hamburg , West Germany
- Alma mater
- University of Vienna , University of Leipzig
- Known for
- Abstract algebra , List of things named after Emil Artin
- Spouse
- Natascha Artin Brunswick
- Awards
- Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award (1932)
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- University of Hamburg , University of Notre Dame , Indiana University , Princeton University
- Doctoral advisor
- Gustav Herglotz , Otto Ludwig Hölder
- Doctoral students
- Nesmith Ankeny , Karel deLeeuw , Bernard Dwork , David Gilbarg , David K. Harrison , Serge Lang , A. Murray MacBeath , Arthur Mattuck , O. Timothy O'Meara , Kollagunta Ramanathan , John Tate , Hans Zassenhaus , Max Zorn
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emil
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Hamburg
- Spouse
- Natascha Artin Brunswick
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Göttingen
- Employer
- Austro-Hungarian Army
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- German
- Academic degree
- habilitation
- Doctoral advisor
- Otto Hölder
- Doctoral student
- Max August Zorn
- Field of work
- ring
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- EmilArtin.jpg
Show 16 more facts
- date of birth
- 1898-03-03
- date of death
- 1962-12-20
- Erdős number
- 2
- Commons category
- Emil Artin (mathematician)
- name in native language
- Emil Artin
- relative
- John Tate
- unmarried partner
- Hel Braun
- student
- Lev Arkadyevich Kaluzhnin
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- base salary
- 8000
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- interested in
- algebraic number theory
- archives at
- Göttingen State and University Library
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Encyclopedic overview
Emil Artin ( German: [ˈaʁtiːn]; March 3, 1898 – December 20, 1962) was an Austrian mathematician of Armenian descent.
Artin was one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century. He is best known for his work on algebraic number theory, contributing largely to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.
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