Curt Meyer
Mathematician, Academic
1919 – 2011
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Who was Curt Meyer?
Curt Meyer was a German mathematician. He made notable contributions to number theory.
A native of Bremerhaven, Meyer obtained his doctorate from the Humboldt University of Berlin in 1950, under supervision of Helmut Hasse. In 1966 he became professor of mathematics at the University of Cologne, a position he held until 1985.
Among his most important results is an alternative solution to the class number 1 problem, building on the original Stark–Heegner theorem.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1919
Bremerhaven - Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Died
- Apr 18, 2011
Bergisch Gladbach
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on July 23, 2013
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