Ernst Witt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ernst_Witt
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Lobachevsky_Prize
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1911-06-26
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1991-07-03
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Emil_Artin
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Hamburg
gptkb:University_of_Königsberg
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:algebra
group theory
number theory
quadratic forms
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ernst Witt
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:German_Academy_of_Sciences_Leopoldina
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Hans_Zassenhaus
gptkb:Martin_Kneser
gptkb:Volker_Strassen
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Witt_algebra
gptkb:Witt_group
gptkb:Witt_ring
gptkb:Witt_vector
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Altona,_Hamburg,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Hamburg,_Germany
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:Riemann-Roch's_theorem_in_characteristic_p
gptkbp:thesisYear 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Hilbert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3