Emmy Noether
Mathematician, Academic
1882 – 1935
Who was Emmy Noether?
Emmy Noether, was an influential German mathematician known for her groundbreaking contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics. Described by Pavel Alexandrov, Albert Einstein, Jean Dieudonné, Hermann Weyl, Norbert Wiener and others as the most important woman in the history of mathematics, she revolutionized the theories of rings, fields, and algebras. In physics, Noether's theorem explains the fundamental connection between symmetry and conservation laws.
She was born to a Jewish family in the Bavarian town of Erlangen; her father was mathematician Max Noether. Emmy originally planned to teach French and English after passing the required examinations, but instead studied mathematics at the University of Erlangen, where her father lectured. After completing her dissertation in 1907 under the supervision of Paul Gordan, she worked at the Mathematical Institute of Erlangen without pay for seven years. In 1915, she was invited by David Hilbert and Felix Klein to join the mathematics department at the University of Göttingen, a world-renowned center of mathematical research.
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- Born
- Mar 23, 1882
Erlangen - Also known as
- Amalie Emmy Noether
- Emily Noether
- Parents
- Siblings
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Germans
- Ashkenazi Jews
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Germany
- German Empire
- Profession
- Education
- Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Employment
- Bryn Mawr College
(1933 - 1935)
- Bryn Mawr College
- Lived in
- Erlangen
- Died
- Apr 14, 1935
Bryn Mawr - Resting place
- M. Carey Thomas Library
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on July 23, 2013
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