Lothar Collatz

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gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Hamburg
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:awards Honorary_doctorate_from_the_University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:born March 6, 1910
gptkbp:claims For any positive integer n, if n is even, divide it by 2; if n is odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1.
gptkbp:contribution Development of iterative processes in mathematics.
gptkbp:dateOfDeath September 26, 1990
gptkbp:died September 26, 1990
gptkbp:field Mathematics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Mathematics
gptkbp:hasBirthDate March 6, 1910
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lothar Collatz
gptkbp:influenced Mathematics community
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_Hilbert
gptkbp:knownFor Collatz conjecture
gptkbp:legacy Collatz conjecture remains an unsolved problem in mathematics.
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableFeature Mathematicians_in_Germany
gptkbp:occupation Professor
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Breslau,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Hamburg,_Germany
gptkbp:publishes Numerous papers on number theory.
gptkbp:researchAreas Number theory
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:University_of_Hamburg
Dynamical systems