Hermann Künneth
Mathematician, Deceased Person
1892 – 1975
Who was Hermann Künneth?
Hermann Lorenz Künneth was a German mathematician and renowned algebraic topologist, best known for his contribution to what is now known as the Künneth theorem.
In the winter semester 1910/11, Künneth joined the students' fraternity “Studentengesangverein Erlangen“, now “Akademisch-Musikalische Verbindung Fridericiana Erlangen“. He carried out a variety of posts during his studies as well as after having left university in 1914.
He participated in the First World War and was captured by British forces.
His 1922 doctoral thesis at the University of Erlangen was titled Über die Bettischen Zahlen einer Produktmannigfaltigkeit, it was supervised by Heinrich Franz Friedrich Tietze.
From 1923, he was a teacher at secondary schools in Kronach and Erlangen. After retiring, he became professor at the University of Erlangen.
In 1964, he was decorated with the Bundesverdienstkreuz, the highest German decoration.
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- Born
- Jul 6, 1892
Neustadt an der Weinstraße - Profession
- Died
- May 7, 1975
Erlangen
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on July 23, 2013
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