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Hermann Weyl

Also known as Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl

German mathematician (1885–1955)

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Hermann Weyl was a German mathematician who lived from 1885 to 1955 and made significant contributions to mathematics and theoretical physics. His work helped shape modern understanding of symmetry, group theory, and quantum mechanics, making him one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century.

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Born: 1885
Died: 1955
Works: 77

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Quotes

“We cannot hope to give here a final clarification of the essence of fact, judgement, object, property; this task leads into metaphysical abysses; about these one has to seek advice from men whose name cannot be stated without earning a compassionate smile—e.g. Fichte.”
“It seems clear that [set theory] violates against the essence of the continuum, which, by its very nature, cannot at all be battered into a single set of elements. Not the relationship of an element to a set, but of a part to a whole ought to be taken as a basis for the analysis of a continuum.”
“Cartan developed a general scheme of infinitesimal geometry in which Klein's notions were applied to the tangent plane and not to the n-dimensional manifold M itself.”
“In these days the angel of topology and the devil of abstract algebra fight for the soul of each individual mathematical domain.”
“We now come to a decisive step of mathematical abstraction: we forget about what the symbols stand for... [The mathematician] need not be idle; there are many operations which he may carry out with these symbols, without ever having to look at the things they stand for.”
“[Physicists and philosophers] stick stubbornly to the principles of a mechanistic interpretation of the world after physics has, in its factual structure, already outgrown the latter. They have the same excuse as the inhabitant of the mainland who for the first time travels on the open sea: he will desperately try to stay in sight of the vanishing coast line, as long as there is no other coast in sight, towards which he steers.”

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∗︎ 9.11.1885 Elmshorn (Preussen), ✝︎ 8.12.1955 Zürich, protestantisch, Deutscher, ab 1939 amerikanischer Staatsangehöriger. Sohn des Ludwig, Bankdirektors, und der Anna geborene Dieck. ∞︎ 1) 1913 Helene Joseph, 2) 1950 Ellen Bär geborene Lohnstein. Ab 1904 Studium der Mathematik in München und Göttingen, 1908 Promotion in Göttingen bei David Hilbert, 1910 Habilitation. 1913-1930 ordentlicher Professor an der ETH Zürich, 1930 Berufung als Nachfolger Hilberts nach Göttingen. 1933 Emigration, bis zur Emeritierung 1951 am Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (New Jersey), dann vorwiegend an der ETH Zürich. Hermann Weyl gilt als einer der grössten Mathematiker der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine wissenschaftliche Tätigkeit betraf sozusagen alle Gebiete der Mathematik (Zahlentheorie, Algebra, Analysis, Geometrie, theoretische Physik, Philosophie der Mathematik). Zahlreiche seiner Veröffentlichungen haben die weitere Entwicklung beeinflusst. Daneben verfasste er auch Werke für ein breiteres Publikum. Mehrere Ehrungen, unter anderem Lobatschewski-Preis der Universität Kasan, und Ehrendoktorate, unter anderem der ETH Zürich, der Sorbonne in Paris und der Columbia University in New York.

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9.11.1885 Elmshorn (Preussen), 8.12.1955 Zürich, protestantisch, Deutscher, ab 1939 amerikanischer Staatsangehöriger. Sohn des Ludwig, Bankdirektors, und der Anna geborene Dieck. 1) 1913 Helene Joseph, 2) 1950 Ellen Bär geborene Lohnstein. Ab 1904 Studium der Mathematik in München und Göttingen, 1908 Promotion in Göttingen bei David Hilbert, 1910 Habilitation. 1913-1930 ordentlicher Professor an der ETH Zürich, 1930 Berufung als Nachfolger Hilberts nach Göttingen. 1933 Emigration, bis zur Emeritierung 1951 am Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (New Jersey), dann vorwiegend an der ETH Zürich. Hermann Weyl gilt als einer der grössten Mathematiker der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine wissenschaftliche Tätigkeit betraf sozusagen alle Gebiete der Mathematik (Zahlentheorie, Algebra, Analysis, Geometrie, theoretische Physik, Philosophie der Mathematik). Zahlreiche seiner Veröffentlichungen haben die weitere Entwicklung beeinflusst. Daneben verfasste er auch Werke für ein breiteres Publikum. Mehrere Ehrungen, unter anderem Lobatschewski-Preis der Universität Kasan, und Ehrendoktorate, unter anderem der ETH Zürich, der Sorbonne in Paris und der Columbia University in New York. Schweizerische Eliten im 20. Jahrhundert ETH-Bibliothek @ swisscovery Helveticat Karl Barth-Gesamtausgabe (KBGA): Wissenschaftliche Edition der Texte Karl Barths Library of Congress Agence Bibliographique de l’Enseignement Supérieur Urs Stammbach: "Weyl, Hermann", in: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS) , Version von 2013 (Artikel aus der HLS-Druckversion, bearbeitet am 28.10.2013). Online: konsultiert am 17.07.2026. Die im Auftrag des Historischen Lexikons der Schweiz (HLS) erstellten Inhalte unterliegen der Creative Commons-Lizenz CC BY-SA. Die Rechte aller anderen Inhalte (insbesondere Bild-, Film- und Tonmaterial) liegen bei den jeweils spezifisch genannten Rechteinhabern. Abkürzungen und Siglen , Informationen zu Verlinkung, Verwendung und Zitierung .

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date of birth: 1885-00-00
date of death: 1955-00-00
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birth name: Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl
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Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl (/vaɪl/; German: [vaɪl]; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician and philosopher. Although much of his working life was spent in Zürich, Switzerland, and then Princeton, New Jersey, he is associated with the University of Göttingen tradition of mathematics, represented by Carl Friedrich Gauss, David Hilbert and Hermann Minkowski.

His research has had major significance for theoretical physics as well as purely mathematical disciplines such as number theory. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century, and an important member of the Institute for Advanced Study during its early years.