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Hermann Minkowski

Minkowski

German mathematician and physicist (1864–1909).

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Place of Death

Göttingen

Occupation

Physicist
Mathematician
University Teacher

Doctoral Advisor

Ferdinand Von Lindemann

Field of Work

Geometry
Number Theory
Mathematics
Physics
Mathematical Physics
Theory of Relativity
Minkowski Spacetime

Place of Birth

Aleksotas
Kaunas

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Prussia

Date of Birth

6/22/1864

Date of Death

1/12/1909

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Instance Of

Human

Given Name

Hermann

Member Of

Göttingen Academy of Sciences

Described by Source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Минковский Герман
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24952083
New Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q87348068
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q111750589
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 7
Page(s)
:560
Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
Page(s)
:188

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Hermann Minkowski

Educated At

University of Königsberg
(1880 - 1885)
Start Time
: 1880
End Time
: 1885
Altstadt Gymnasium
(1872 - 1880)
Start Time
: 1872
End Time
: 1880
Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Sibling

Oskar Minkowski
Max Minkowski

Work Location

Bonn

Award Received

Grand Prix Des Sciences Mathématiques
(1882)
Point in Time
: 1882

Student

Albert Einstein
Walther Ritz

Family Name

Minkowski

Name in Native Language

Hermann Minkowski

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

German

Academic Degree

Doctor of Philosophy
(7/30/1885)
Point in Time
: 7/30/1885

Number of Children

2

Employer

University of Bonn
(1887 - 1894)
Start Time
: 1887
End Time
: 1894
University of Göttingen
(1894 - 1896)
Start Time
: 1894
End Time
: 1896
ETH Zurich
(1896 - 1902)
Start Time
: 1896
End Time
: 1902
University of Göttingen
(1902 - 1909)
Start Time
: 1902
End Time
: 1909
University of Zurich

Place of Burial

Friedhof Heerstraße
Burial Plot Reference
:3 A 30
Image of Grave
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Coordinate Location
: 52.5150°N 13.2504°E

Student Of

Ernst Kummer
Leopold Kronecker
Karl Weierstraß
Hermann Von Helmholtz
Gustav Kirchhoff
Woldemar Voigt

Cause of Death

Appendicitis

Sex or Gender

Male

Academic Thesis

Q60812882
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Doctoral Advisor
:
Ferdinand Von Lindemann
Unnamed
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Publication Date
: 1885

Notable Work

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Minkowski Spacetime
Minkowski Inequality
Minkowski Distance
Minkowski Diagram
Minkowski Addition
Minkowski–Bouligand Dimension
Brunn–Minkowski Theorem
Minkowski Functional
Minkowski's Theorem
Minkowski–Steiner Formula
Minkowski Metric

Writing Language

German

Residence

Kingdom of Prussia

Spouse

Guste Minkowski

Archives At

Niels Bohr Library & Archives
Object Named As
:Hermann Minkowski notebooks, 1882-1906
Inventory Number
:AR 175
Described at URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
ETH Zurich University Archives
Inventory Number
:CH-001807-7:Hs 626
ETH Zurich University Archives
Inventory Number
:CH-001807-7:Hs 626a
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