Hermann Hankel

Hermann Hankel was a mathematician, scientist, and university teacher born in Halle (Saale) in 1839. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia and the son of Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel. Hankel received his education at the University of Göttingen and Leipzig University. His doctoral advisors were August Ferdinand Möbius and Moritz Wilhelm Drobisch. He worked as a university teacher at Leipzig University, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, and the University of Tübingen.

Hankel’s field of work included mathematical analysis, special functions, mathematics, and functional analysis. His notable works include the Hankel matrix, Hankel function, and Hankel transform. He also authored texts such as *Ueber eine besondere classe der symmetrischen determinanten* and *Die Elemente der projectivischen Geometrie in synthetischer Behandlung*. He spoke German and was married to Marie Hankel. He died in Schramberg on March 29, 1873.