Richard Güntsche
Heinrich Eduard Richard Güntsche (born February 16, 1861 in Rudolstadt , † May 15, 1913 in Berlin ) was a German mathematician .
Life
Güntsche was the oldest son of a tannery owner. After attending secondary school in his native town, Güntsche attended secondary school in Weimar . After passing his matriculation examination , he studied mathematics and natural sciences from 1878, first at the Berlin University , then until 1882 at the University of Leipzig . In 1884/1885 he completed his educational trial year in Brandenburg an der Havel and then worked as an assistant teacher in Berlin and Frankfurt (Oder) . In 1888 he became a full teacher at the third Berlin secondary school. At that time he was occupied with the theory of differential equations , especially first-order differential equations. In 1891 he wrote on this subject his dissertation , which he at the 1891 University of Jena doctorate was.
1902 changed Güntsche as assistant of Emil lamp at the Institute of Technology (Berlin) Charlottenburg . Among other things, he proved that in a rational tetrahedron all edge and surface angles of the four corners have rational goniometric functions .
Güntsche worked on the yearbook on the progress of mathematics for over 20 years . The Berlin Mathematical Society , he belonged since its inception in October 1901 on, in October 1910 he was elected chairman of the company.
Richard Güntsche's grave is in the Wilmersdorf cemetery . The tomb is adorned by a high relief in a half profile , which the sculptor Richard Grüttner made in 1914.
literature
- Eugen Jahnke : Richard Güntsche (1861-1913) . In: From the meeting reports of the Berlin Mathematical Society , 12th year, meeting on June 25, 1913.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Güntsche, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1913 |
| Place of death | Berlin |