Ernst Witt
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Ernst Witt (26 June 1911 – 3 July 1991) was a German mathematician, one of the leading algebraists of his time, and a Nazi.[1]
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Ernst Witt | |
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Born | (1911-06-26)26 June 1911 |
Died | 3 July 1991(1991-07-03) (aged 80) |
Education | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Witt algebra Witt group Witt's theorem Witt vector Bourbaki–Witt theorem Hasse–Witt matrix Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Hamburg |
Doctoral advisor | Emmy Noether |
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