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Rudolf Lipschitz
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German mathematician (1832-1903)
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Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz was a mathematician, university teacher, and scientist born in 1832. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia and worked in Berlin, Wrocław, and Bonn. His professional career included positions at the Altstadt Gymnasium, the University of Wrocław, and the University of Bonn, where he also served as rector. He died in Bonn in 1903.
Lipschitz studied at the University of Königsberg under advisors Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet and Martin Ohm. His doctoral student was Felix Klein. His fields of work included mathematics, algebra, number theory, and differential geometry. He is associated with the Lipschitz function and the Lipschitz domain. He was a member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
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- Works
- 8
Top works
- Ausdehnung der Theorie der Minimalflächen
- Généralisation de la Théorie du Rayon Osculateur d'Une Surface
- Reduction der Bewegung Eines Flüssigen Homogenen Ellipsoids auf das Variationsproblem Eines Einfachen Integrals, und Bestimmung der Bewegung Für Den Grenzfall Eines Unendlichen Elliptischen Cylinders
- Beweis Eines Satzes der Elasticitätslehre
- Zur Kenntnis der Periostitis albuminosa
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1832-05-14 ) 14 May 1832, Königsberg , Province of Prussia
- Died
- 7 October 1903 (1903-10-07) (aged 71), Bonn , German Empire
- Alma mater
- University of Königsberg
- Known for
- Lipschitz continuity , Lipschitz integral condition , Lipschitz quaternion
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- University of Bonn
- Doctoral advisor
- Gustav Dirichlet , Martin Ohm
- Doctoral students
- Felix Klein
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sigismund
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Kaliningrad
- Place of death
- Bonn
- Occupation
- scientist
- Position held
- rector
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Lipschitz domain
- Doctoral advisor
- Martin Ohm
- Field of work
- mathematical analysis
- Image
- Das Fotoalbum für Weierstraß 036 (Rudolf Lipschitz).jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
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- date of birth
- 1832-05-14
- date of death
- 1903-10-07
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Commons category
- Rudolf Lipschitz
- name in native language
- Rudolf Lipschitz
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- birth name
- Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- writing language
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz (14 May 1832 – 7 October 1903) was a German mathematician who made contributions to mathematical analysis (where he gave his name to the Lipschitz continuity condition) and differential geometry, as well as number theory, algebras with involution and classical mechanics.
Biography
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