Hermann Weyl

Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl, ForMemRS (German: [vaɪl]; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher. He worked at the University of Göttingen and at the Institute for Advanced Study. He was known for his works focusing on wormholes and general relativity.

Hermann Weyl
Born	Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl (1885-11-09)9 November 1885 Elmshorn, German Empire
Died	8 December 1955(1955-12-08) (aged 70) Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Known for	List of topics named after Hermann Weyl Ontic structural realism[1] Wormhole
Spouse(s)	Friederike Bertha Helene Joseph (nickname "Hella") (1893–1948) Ellen Bär (née Lohnstein) (1902–1988)
Children	Fritz Joachim Weyl (1915–1977) Michael Weyl (1917–2011)
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society[2] Lobachevsky Prize (1927) Gibbs Lecture (1948)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematical physics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study University of Göttingen ETH Zurich
Thesis	Singuläre Integralgleichungen mit besonder Berücksichtigung des Fourierschen Integraltheorems (1908)
Doctoral advisor	David Hilbert[3]
Doctoral students	Alexander Weinstein
Other notable students	Saunders Mac Lane
Influences	Immanuel Kant[4] Edmund Husserl[4] L. E. J. Brouwer[4]
Signature

References

1. "Structural Realism": entry by James Ladyman in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
2. Newman, M. H. A. (1957). "Hermann Weyl. 1885-1955". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3: 305–328. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1957.0021.
3. Weyl, H. (1944). "David Hilbert. 1862-1943". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (13): 547–553. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1944.0006. S2CID 161435959.
4. Hermann Weyl, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.