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Kurt Mahler was a mathematician and university teacher specializing in mathematical analysis. Born in Krefeld in 1903, he was educated at the University of Göttingen and Goethe University Frankfurt. His doctoral advisors were Otto Szász and Carl Ludwig Siegel. Mahler held positions at the Victoria University of Manchester, the University of Göttingen, the University of Groningen, and the Australian National University. He was a member of the Royal Society and the Australian Academy of Science.
Mahler is known for the Mahler measure. He received the Berwick Prize, the De Morgan Medal, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. A speaker of English and German, he was detained on the Isle of Man during his life. He held United Kingdom citizenship and was of Jewish ethnicity. Mahler died in Canberra in 1988. His work is recognized in the Royal Society collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kurt
- Family name
- Mahler
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Krefeld
- Place of death
- Canberra
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Goethe University Frankfurt
- Employer
- Ohio State University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Mahler measure
- Doctoral advisor
- Carl Ludwig Siegel
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- Kurt Mahler.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1903-07-26
- date of death
- 1988-02-25
- Erdős number
- 1
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- place of detention
- Isle of Man
- Commons category
- Kurt Mahler
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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