József Kürschák
Academic
1864 – 1933
Who was József Kürschák?
József Kürschák was a Hungarian mathematician noted for his work on trigonometry and for his creation of the theory of valuations. He proved that every valued field can be embedded into a complete valued field which is algebraically closed. In 1918 he proved that the sum of reciprocals of consecutive natural numbers is never an integer. Extending Hilbert's argument, he proved that everything that can be constructed using a ruler and a compass, can be constructed by using a ruler and the ability of copying a fixed segment. He was elected a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1897.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1864
Buda - Also known as
- Jozsef Kurschak
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Died
- Mar 26, 1933
Budapest
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on July 23, 2013
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