Heinrich Behmann
Heinrich Behmann (born January 10, 1891 in Aumund, Hann. , † February 3, 1970 in Bremen ) was a German mathematician . He worked in particular in the areas of set theoretic antinomies and predicate logic .
Behmann studied mathematics in Tübingen , Leipzig and Göttingen . During World War I he was shot in the head and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class . He received his doctorate in 1918 under David Hilbert , was appointed associate professor of mathematics in Halle (Saale) in 1938 and dismissed in 1945 because of his membership in the NSDAP .
Works
- The antinomy of the transfinite number and its resolution by the theory of Russell and Whitehead. Dissertation, Göttingen 1918
- Math and logic. BG Teubner, Leipzig 1927
literature
- Harry Waibel : Servant of many masters. Former Nazi functionaries in the Soviet Zone / GDR. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-631-63542-1 .
- Henrik Eberle: The Martin Luther University in the time of National Socialism. Mdv, Halle 2002, ISBN 3-89812-150-X , p. 403f
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Behmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Heinrich Behmann in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis
- Heinrich Behmann collection in the University and State Library of Münster
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Behmann, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amund |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1970 |
| Place of death | Bremen |