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Heinrich Burkhardt
German mathematician (1861–1914) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heinrich Friedrich Karl Ludwig Burkhardt (15 October 1861 – 2 November 1914) was a German mathematician. He famously was one of the two examiners of Albert Einstein's PhD thesis Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen.[1] Of Einstein's thesis he stated: "The mode of treatment demonstrates fundamental mastery of the relevant mathematical methods" and "What I checked, I found to be correct without exception."[2]
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Born | (1861-10-15)15 October 1861 |
Died | 2 November 1914(1914-11-02) (aged 53) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Technical University of Munich (1879–81) University of Berlin (1881–82) University of Munich (1882–83, 1885–86) University of Göttingen (1883–84) |
Known for | Burkhardt quartic Burkhardt group |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Doctoral advisor | Gustav Conrad Bauer |
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