Ferdinand Rudio
Ferdinand Rudio (born August 2, 1856 in Wiesbaden ; † June 21, 1929 in Zurich ) was a German mathematician and head of the ETH library in Zurich . Rudio's main merit lies in initiating the project to publish all of Leonhard Euler's written works as a complete scientific work.
Live and act
Rudio's school career began in Wiesbaden. In 1874 he moved to Zurich, where he completed his baccalaureate made in the same year at the Federal Polytechnic Institute began to study (today ETH) mathematics and physics. From 1877 to 1880 he studied in Berlin with Ernst Kummer and Karl Weierstraß, among others . Rudio completed his studies in 1880 with the subject "About those surfaces whose centers of curvature are second-degree confocal surfaces". He attributed this problem to the solution of differential equations .
In 1881 Rudio returned to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich and in 1889 became professor of mathematics. He held this professorship until 1928. Rudio's areas of research were group theory , algebra and geometry . He dealt with the history of mathematics , in particular he wrote works on the history of the square of the circle and wrote mathematic biographies.
His greatest merit lies in preparing the way for the publication of the complete mathematical works of Leonhard Euler. Rudio initiated this project in 1883, on the 100th anniversary of Euler's death. During the first International Congress of Mathematicians in Zurich in 1897, he promoted his idea. In 1907 the Euler Commission was founded and the first volume appeared in 1911. The foundation of the Swiss Mathematical Society can also be traced back to the publication of Euler's complete works.
Rudio became editor-in-chief and, as ETH library director, organized the project on which he worked until his death. During this time, more than 30 volumes were published. To date, over 70 volumes have been published.
Fonts
- Archimedes, Huygens, Lambert, Legendre. Four treatises on circular measurement . Leipzig, BGTeubner, 1892.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ferdinand Rudio in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Ferdinand Rudio in the German Digital Library
- Brief portrait of Rudios from the ETHZ library
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Ferdinand Rudio. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rudio, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician and head of the ETH library in Zurich |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1929 |
| Place of death | Zurich |