Abraham Seidenberg
Abraham Seidenberg (born June 2, 1916 in Washington, DC , † May 3, 1988 in Milan ) was an American mathematician.
Seidenberg received his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1937 and received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in 1943 (Valuation Ideals in Rings of Polynomials in Two Variables) and was then professor at Berkeley University , where he was an instructor from 1945, and became a professor in 1958 and retired in 1987. He was married to the Italian Ebe Cagli and was a frequent visiting professor in Milan. He was mainly concerned with algebraic geometry and commutative algebra (ideal theory). In 1968 his book Elements of the theory of algebraic curves was published . The going up and going down , even in " Going up " and " Going down " are known, associated with his name.
As a mathematician, he advocated the thesis of the “ritual origin” of arithmetic (beginning with counting) and geometry. His thesis of a common origin of two basic lines of ancient mathematics, an arithmetic and a more geometric direction, also influenced Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (Geometry and algebra in ancient civilizations).
Web links
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Abraham Seidenberg. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
References
- ^ The Diffusion of Counting Practices . University of California Publications in Mathematics Vol. 3, 1960, pp. 215-299; The ritual origin of geometry . Arch.Hist.Exact Science Vol. 1, 1962, p. 488; The ritual origin of counting . Arch.Hist. Exact Sciences Vol. 2, 1962, p. 1; The ritual origin of mathematics . Arch.Hist.Exact Sciences Vol. 18, 1978, p. 301
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| SURNAME | Seidenberg, Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1988 |
| Place of death | Milan |