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Felix Hausdorff

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German mathematician (*1868 – †1942)

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Felix Hausdorff was a German individual who lived from 1868-11-08 to 1942-01-26. He is associated with the pseudonyms "Paul Mongé" and "Paul Mongré". His professional output includes five works, and he is referenced by 219 other encyclopedia articles.

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Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1809-02-03
Active to
1847-11-04

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Key facts

Born
( 1868-11-08 ) November 8, 1868, Breslau , Kingdom of Prussia , North German Confederation
Died
January 26, 1942 (1942-01-26) (aged 73), Bonn
Alma mater
University of Leipzig
Known for
η set Back-and-forth method Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula Haussdorf's Border Hausdorff completion Hausdorff dimension Hausdorff distance Hausdorff gap Hausdorff maximal principle Hausdorff measure Hausdorff paradox Hausdorff space Hausdorff moment problem Hausdorff–Young inequality
Spouse
Charlotte Hausdorff (1873-1942)
Fields
Mathematics
Institutions
University of Bonn , University of Greifswald , University of Leipzig
Thesis
Zur Theorie der astronomischen Strahlenbrechung (1891)
Doctoral advisor
Heinrich Bruns Adolph Mayer

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Felix
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Reich
Place of birth
Wrocław
Place of death
Bonn
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
topology
Image
Hausdorff 1913-1921.jpg
Work location
Leipzig
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writing language
German
Commons category
Felix Hausdorff
date of birth
1868-11-08
date of death
1942-01-26
name in native language
Felix Hausdorff
manner of death
Suicide
ethnic group
Jewish people
professorship
professor
pseudonym
Paul Mongré
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WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview

Felix Hausdorff (/ˈhaʊsdɔːrf/ HOWS-dorf, /ˈhaʊzdɔːrf/ HOWZ-dorf; November 8, 1868 – January 26, 1942) was a German mathematician, pseudonym Paul Mongré (à mon gré (Fr.) = "according to my taste"), who is considered to be one of the founders of modern topology and who contributed significantly to set theory, descriptive set theory, measure theory, and functional analysis.

Hausdorff was Jewish, and life became difficult for him and his family after the Kristallnacht of 1938. The next year he initiated efforts to emigrate to the United States, but was unable to make arrangements to receive a research fellowship. On 26 January 1942, Hausdorff, along with his wife and his sister-in-law, died by suicide by taking an overdose of veronal, rather than comply with German orders to move to a concentration camp in Endenich.

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