Theodor Spieker
Theodor Spieker (born August 8, 1823 in Päwesin , † April 9, 1913 in Potsdam ) was a German mathematics teacher.
Life
Spieker studied in Berlin , Bonn and Greifswald . During his studies in 1845 he became a member of the Alemannia Bonn fraternity . After his studies he taught at the Schwerin Realschule , then at the Karlsgymnasium in Bamberg and from 1854 at the Potsdam Realschule . In 1891 he was retired.
Spieker wrote a widely used school textbook on plane geometry. The Spieker point in the triangular geometry is named after him.
Fonts
- Textbook of plane geometry with exercises for higher educational institutions, Potsdam: Verlag von August Stein, 1862
Web links
- Literature by and about Theodor Spieker in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to Lietzmann methodology of mathematical instruction , Quelle and Meyer 1924
- ^ Hugo Böttger (ed.): Directory of the old fraternity members according to the status of the winter semester 1911/12. Berlin 1912, p. 194.
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SURNAME | Spieker, Theodor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1823 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Päwesin |
DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1913 |
Place of death | Potsdam |