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Gotthold Eisenstein
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German mathematician (1823–1852)
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Gotthold Eisenstein was a mathematician, scientist, and university teacher born in Berlin in 1823. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Prussia and worked in number theory, mathematics, arithmetic, and mathematical analysis. His notable works include *Untersuchungen über lemniscatentheilung nebst anwendungen derselben auf die zahlen-theorie* and *Aufgaben und lehrsätze*. He was educated at the University of Wrocław, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium, and Friedrichswerder Gymnasium, with Ernst Kummer as his doctoral advisor.
Eisenstein died in Berlin in 1852 due to tuberculosis, a condition he suffered from during his life. His manner of death was natural causes. He was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony. Bernhard Riemann was among his students. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- [A collection of papers by the author
- Untersuchungen über lemniscatentheilung nebst anwendungen derselben auf die zahlen-theorie
- Aufgaben und lehrsätze
- Mathematische Abhandlungen Besonders Aus Dem Gebiete der Höhern Arithmetik und der Elliptischen Functionen; MIT Einer Figurentafel
- Tabelle der Reducirten Positiven Ternären Quadratischen Formen Nebst Den Resultaten Neuer Forschungen Über Diese Formen in Besonderer Rücksicht auf Ihre Tabellarische Berechnung
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
· 2000 · cited 8,924x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,264x
- THE SEVENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
· 2009 · cited 4,693x
- Detection of the Baryon Acoustic Peak in the Large‐Scale Correlation Function of SDSS Luminous Red Galaxies
· 2005 · cited 4,240x
- Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger<sup>*</sup>
· 2017 · cited 3,669x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1823-04-16 ) 16 April 1823, Berlin, Prussia
- Died
- 11 October 1852 (1852-10-11) (aged 29), Berlin, Prussia
- Alma mater
- University of Berlin
- Known for
- Eisenstein's criterion
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Doctoral advisor
- Ernst Eduard Kummer , Nikolaus Wolfgang Fischer
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Encyclopedic overview
Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein (16 April 1823 – 11 October 1852) was a German mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory and analysis. Born in Berlin, Prussia, to Jewish parents who converted to Protestantism before his birth, Eisenstein displayed exceptional mathematical talent from a young age.
Early life and education
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