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Hans Hahn
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Hans Hahn was an Austrian mathematician, philosopher, topologist, and university teacher. Born in Vienna in 1879, he worked in the fields of set theory and topology. He was educated at the University of Vienna, University of Göttingen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and TU Wien. His doctoral advisor was Gustav von Escherich. Hahn taught at the University of Vienna, University of Bonn, University of Innsbruck, and Chernivtsi University.
He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Hahn received the Lieben Prize. His doctoral students included Karl Menger, Kurt Gödel, and Witold Hurewicz. He was the sibling of Olga Hahn-Neurath. Hahn died in Vienna in 1934. He spoke German. His notable works include *Alte Probleme*, *Gibt es Unendliches?*, and *Lehrbuch*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1934
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Alte Probleme
- Gibt es Unendliches?
- Die herrschende und die Ihéringsche Theorie des Besitzes
- Rechnungswesen im Einzelhandel , EURO, Arbeitsheft
- Rechnungswesen im Einzelhandel , Ausgabe AkA-Länder, EURO, Lehrbuch
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1879-09-27 ) 27 September 1879, Vienna , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 24 July 1934 (1934-07-24) (aged 54), Vienna , Austria
- Education
- University of Vienna ( PhD , 1902)
- Known for
- Hahn series Hahn decomposition theorem Hahn embedding theorem Hahn–Banach theorem Hahn–Kolmogorov theorem Hahn–Mazurkiewicz theorem Vitali–Hahn–Saks theorem Canonical map Uniform boundedness principle
- Awards
- Lieben Prize (1921)
- Fields
- Mathematician Philosopher
- Institutions
- University of Vienna Chernivtsi University University of Bonn
- Thesis
- Zur Theorie der zweiten Variation einfacher Integrale (1902)
- Doctoral advisor
- Gustav Ritter von Escherich
- Doctoral students
- Karl Menger Witold Hurewicz Felix Frankl Kurt Gödel
- Other notable students
- Karl Popper
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Family name
- Hahn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Educated at
- TU Wien
- Employer
- Chernivtsi University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Lieben Prize
- Doctoral advisor
- Gustav von Escherich
- Field of work
- topology
- Image
- Hans Hahn.jpg
- Work location
- Bonn
- Residence
- Austria
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- date of birth
- 1879-09-27
- date of death
- 1934-07-24
- member of
- Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Commons category
- Hans Hahn
- name in native language
- Hans Hahn
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Verification principle
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