Walter Knödel

Walter Knödel, 2014

Walter Knödel (born May 20, 1926 in Vienna ; † October 19, 2018 in Stuttgart ) was an Austrian mathematician and professor of computer science at the University of Stuttgart .

Life

Walter Knödel studied mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna . He received his doctorate in 1948 in the field of number theory under Edmund Hlawka and completed his habilitation in 1953, also at the University of Vienna.

Walter Knödel was appointed to the chair for instrumental mathematics at the Technical University of Stuttgart in 1961 and also took over the management of the computing institute.

Act

Walter Knödel was the author of numerous scientific publications. In 1961 he wrote the first German-language textbook on computer programming: Programming of numeric computing systems.

He was the founding dean of the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Stuttgart and a founding member of the Society for Computer Science . After his retirement in 1991, as head of the Institute for Computer Science, he played a key role in rebuilding the computer science course at Leipzig University in 1992 and received the Caspar Borner Medal in 1993 in recognition of his services to Leipzig University.

The dumpling numbers are named after Walter Knödel.

Web links

Literature by and about Walter Knödel in the catalog of the German National Library
Julia Alber: Founder of Stuttgart Computer Science: Walter Knödel 80. University of Stuttgart, December 28, 2006, archived from the original on October 20, 2013 .; accessed on October 24, 2018
Walter Knödel in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Prof. Dr. Walter Knödel (May 20, 1926 - October 19, 2018) . Twitter message from the Informatik-Forum Stuttgart, October 22, 2018, accessed on October 24, 2018.
^ Walter Knödel, founder of Stuttgart Computer Science, turns 80. Press release of the University of Stuttgart, May 2006, archived from the original on February 21, 2014 ; accessed on October 24, 2018 .
^ Walter Knödel: Programming of numeric computing systems. Springer Verlag, 1961, accessed on October 24, 2018 .
↑ Heinz G. Schwärtzel: 40 years GI. The computer science revolution. (pdf, 3.1 MB) Gesellschaft für Informatik, December 1, 2009, archived from the original on June 26, 2011 ; accessed on October 24, 2018 .
^ Hans-Joachim Girlich, Karl-Heinz Schlote: The development of mathematics at the University of Leipzig. (pdf, 269 kB) In: math.uni-leipzig.de. March 1, 2007, p. 37 , accessed October 24, 2018 .
^ Announcements and reports for relatives and friends of the University of Leipzig. (pdf, 21 MB) Issue 8/93, December 1993, p. 6 , accessed on October 24, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Dumplings, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 20, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	19th October 2018
Place of death	Stuttgart

[1] Prof. Dr. Walter Knödel (May 20, 1926 - October 19, 2018) . Twitter message from the Informatik-Forum Stuttgart, October 22, 2018, accessed on October 24, 2018.

[2] Walter Knödel, founder of Stuttgart Computer Science, turns 80. Press release of the University of Stuttgart, May 2006, archived from the original on February 21, 2014 ; accessed on October 24, 2018 .

[3] Walter Knödel: Programming of numeric computing systems. Springer Verlag, 1961, accessed on October 24, 2018 .

[4] Heinz G. Schwärtzel: 40 years GI. The computer science revolution. (pdf, 3.1 MB) Gesellschaft für Informatik, December 1, 2009, archived from the original on June 26, 2011 ; accessed on October 24, 2018 .

[5] Hans-Joachim Girlich, Karl-Heinz Schlote: The development of mathematics at the University of Leipzig. (pdf, 269 kB) In: math.uni-leipzig.de. March 1, 2007, p. 37 , accessed October 24, 2018 .

[6] Announcements and reports for relatives and friends of the University of Leipzig. (pdf, 21 MB) Issue 8/93, December 1993, p. 6 , accessed on October 24, 2018 .