Heinrich Scherk

Mathematician, Academic

1798 – 1885

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Who was Heinrich Scherk?

Heinrich Ferdinand Scherk was a German mathematician notable for his work on minimal surfaces and the distribution of prime numbers. He is also notable as the doctoral advisor of Ernst Kummer.

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Born
Oct 27, 1798
Poznań
Nationality
  • Germany
  • German Empire
Profession
Education
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
Employment
  • University of Kiel
Lived in
  • Poznań
  • German Empire
Died
Oct 4, 1885
Bremen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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