Georg Roth (mathematician)
Georg Roth (born January 26, 1845 in Hohfrankenheim , † 1913 ) was an Alsatian mathematician .
Life
Georg Roth attended the École normal supérieure and became professor of mathematics at the Protestant grammar school in Strasbourg . He later worked as an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Strasbourg . Initially, Elwin Bruno Christoffel brought him in to support him in the beginners' lectures, but his skills left a lot to be desired, so in 1878 Eugen Netto was brought in. On December 6, 1885, Georg Roth was registered with the matriculation number. Elected member of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina in 2564 . From 1896 to 1912 he was the successor to Eugene Boeckel (1811-1896) on the board of directors of the Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine . He was succeeded by the farmer and liberal politician Michael Baerst .
literature
- Paul Leo Butzer and Franziska Fehér (editors) EB Christoffel: the influence of his work on mathematics and the physical sciences , Birkhäuser, Basel, 1981, p. 61
- Anthony J. Steinhoff: The Gods of the City. Protestantism and Religious Culture in Strasbourg, 1870-1914 . Brill, Leiden, Boston 2008, ISBN 978-90-474-3244-9
- Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887 . With a look back at the earlier times of its existence. In commission at Wilh. Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, list of members according to the chronological order of their entry from 1860 to December 31, 1887, p. 227 ( archive.org ).
Web links
- Member Post by Georg Roth in the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Individual evidence
- ↑ Butzer, Feher, EB Christoffel , Birkhäuser 1981, p. 61
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roth, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohfrankenheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1913 |