Gustav Wertheim (mathematician)

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Gustav Wertheim (1843–1902), German mathematician

Gustav Wertheim (born June 9, 1843 in Imbshausen ; † August 31, 1902 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German mathematician , high school teacher and translator of scientific works. He mainly dealt with number theory and mathematical-historical research.

Life

Gustav Wertheim attended grammar schools in Hildesheim and Hanover as well as the upper grammar school in Braunschweig , where he passed the Abitur in 1862. He studied in Göttingen , Berlin and Heidelberg and acquired the Facultas Docendi in 1866 . Between 1866 and 1870 he was a private teacher in Hanover, Wiesbaden , Heidelberg, Zurich , Geneva and Guntersblum , then a teacher at the philanthropist of the Israelite community in Frankfurt am Main.

Services

Wertheim translated scientific works from physics , algebra and the work of Diophantos of Alexandria . He wrote his own mathematical textbooks and number theory articles. From 1897 he was mainly interested in mathematical and historical topics. He published several articles on theorems of Pierre de Fermat , and in 1893 a work on Hebrew arithmetic by the chief rabbi Elia Misrachi .

Works

  • Joseph Serret : Handbook of Higher Algebra . Teubner, 1868, p. 1-608 (French).
  • W. Thomson , PG Tait : Handbook of theoretical physics . 1, part 1-2. Vieweg, Braunschweig, p. 1–399 +1–479 (English, 1871–1874 Authorized German translation).
  • PG Tait : Lectures on some recent advances in physics . Ed .: Gustav Wertheim. 1, part 1-2. Vieweg, Braunschweig 1877, p. 1–296 (English, Authorized German Edition).
  • W. Thomson : Elements of the mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism . Ed .: Gustav Wertheim. 1, part 1-2. Vieweg, Braunschweig 1877, p. 1–296 (English, Authorized German Edition).
  • The arithmetic and the writing on polygonal numbers of Diophantus of Alexandria . Teubner, 1890, ISBN 978-1-147-84244-9 , p. 1–360 (translated and accompanied with notes).
  • Gustav Wertheim: Elements of number theory . Teubner, Leipzig 1887, p. 1-392 .
  • Gustav Wertheim: The arithmetic of Elia Misrachi . A contribution to the history of mathematics. 2nd improved edition. Vieweg, Braunschweig 1896, p. 1–75 (program of the Realschule of the Israelite community in Frankfurt am Main).
  • Gustav Wertheim: A sentence from Fermat . In: Journal of Mathematics . tape 44 , 1899, pp. 4-7 (Hist. Dept.).
  • Gustav Wertheim: The Algebra of Johann Heinrich Rahn (1659) . and the English translation of the same. In: Bibliotheca Mathematica . tape 3 , 1902, pp. 113-126 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gustaf Eneström : Gustav Wertheim . In: Bibliotheca Mathematica . Journal for the History of Mathematical Sciences, 3rd volume. tape 3 . Verlag BG Teubner, Leipzig 1902, p. 395–402 ( archive.org [PDF; accessed on July 17, 2015] This obituary contains a number of other references on Wertheim's works.).
personal data
SURNAME Wertheim, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Imbshausen
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1902
Place of death Frankfurt am Main