Wilhelm Killing
German mathematician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing (10 May 1847 – 11 February 1923) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to the theories of Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry.
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Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing | |
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Born | 10 May 1847 |
Died | 11 February 1923 (1923-02-12) (aged 75) |
Citizenship | German |
Known for | Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry |
Spouse | Anna Commer |
Awards | Lobachevsky Prize (1900) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Doctoral advisor | Karl Weierstrass Ernst Kummer |
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