Horst Wenzel (mathematician)
Horst Klaus Gerhard Wenzel (born August 26, 1922 in Breslau ; † December 8, 2013 in Dresden ) was a German mathematician .
Life
After receiving his doctorate in 1954 ( a function-theoretical treatment of the biquadratic equation ) with Walter Brödel at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena . and his habilitation in 1961 on the function-theoretical treatment of buckling problems , he was appointed professor at the TU Dresden , where he mainly dealt with analysis . In 1987 he retired .
Horst Wenzel was buried in the Trinity cemetery in Dresden.
Publications (selection)
- with Peter Meinhold: Mathematics for Engineers and Natural Scientists: Ordinary Differential Equations . Teubner Verlag , 7th edition, 1994, ISBN 978-3815420430 .
- with Gottfried Heinrich: Mathematics for Engineers and Natural Scientists: Exercises in Analysis , Vieweg + Teubner Verlag , 2005, ISBN 978-3835100664 .
literature
- Dorit Petschel : 175 years of TU Dresden. Volume 3: The professors of the TU Dresden 1828–2003. Edited on behalf of the Society of Friends and Supporters of the TU Dresden e. V. von Reiner Pommerin , Böhlau, Cologne a. a. 2003, ISBN 3-412-02503-8 , pp. 1030f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Horst Wenzel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary notice Horst Wenzel lvz-trauer.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horst Wenzel in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wenzel, Horst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wenzel, Horst Klaus Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 2013 |
| Place of death | Dresden |