Oskar Höfling
Oskar Höfling (born November 17, 1906 in Essen ; † December 25, 1988 in Hamburg ) was a scientist , educator and author .
Life
Höfling graduated from the Krupp secondary school in Essen at Easter 1926 . He studied mathematics , physics and chemistry at the University of Bonn from 1926 and received his doctorate there on December 21, 1929 with a thesis on tripartite groups of conformal transformations of space with Hans Beck (1876–1942). In 1931 he passed the state examination for teachers. He taught natural sciences at schools in Bonn until 1950 and Hamburg . He is particularly prominent as the author of physics books for secondary levels I and II. In total, he wrote 32 textbooks independently and was involved in 20 other publications as a co-author.
Works (selection)
- Physics: textbook f. Lessons u. Self-study . Dümmler-Verlag, 1975, 10th edition.
- Physics: formulas and units . Aulis-Verlag, 2012, 19th edition.
- Via tripartite groups of conformal transformations of space . Bonn, 1929
Web links
- Literature by and about Oskar Höfling in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data from: Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel, year 1989, p. 1343
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Courtier, Oskar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German scientist, educator and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1988 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |