Ernst Kummer
Mathematician, Academic
1810 – 1893
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Who was Ernst Kummer?
Ernst Eduard Kummer was a German mathematician. Skilled in applied mathematics, Kummer trained German army officers in ballistics; afterwards, he taught for 10 years in a gymnasium, the German equivalent of high school, where he inspired the mathematical career of Leopold Kronecker.
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- Born
- Jan 29, 1810
Żary - Also known as
- Куммер, Эрнст Эдуард
- 恩斯特·库默尔
- Nationality
- Germany
- Prussia
- Profession
- Education
- Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
- Employment
- Technical University of Berlin
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Lived in
- Germany
- Died
- May 14, 1893
Province of Brandenburg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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