Max Dehn
Mathematician, Academic
1878 – 1952
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Who was Max Dehn?
Max Dehn was a German-born American mathematician and student of David Hilbert. He is most famous for his work in geometry, topology and geometric group theory. He is also known for being the first to resolve one of Hilbert's well-known 23 problems. Dehn's students include Ott-Heinrich Keller, Ruth Moufang, Wilhelm Magnus, and the artist Dorothea Rockburne.
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- Born
- Nov 13, 1878
Hamburg - Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Germans
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Göttingen
- Employment
- Black Mountain College
- University of Münster
- Died
- Jun 27, 1952
Black Mountain
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on July 23, 2013
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