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    Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl, ForMemRS (German:; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician and philosopher.Although much of his working life was spent in Zürich, Switzerland, and then Princeton, New Jersey, he is associated with the University of Göttingen tradition of mathematics, represented by Carl Friedrich Gauss, David Hilbert and ...

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  3. Sep 2, 2009 · Hermann Weyl was a great and versatile mathematician of the 20 th century. His work had a vast range, encompassing analysis, algebra, number theory, topology, differential geometry, spacetime theory, quantum mechanics, and the foundations of mathematics.

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Hermann Weyl (born November 9, 1885, Elmshorn, near Hamburg, Germany—died December 8, 1955, Zürich, Switzerland) was a German American mathematician who, through his widely varied contributions in mathematics, served as a link between pure mathematics and theoretical physics, in particular adding enormously to quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.

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  5. Notes to Hermann Weyl. Notes to. Hermann Weyl. 1. Husserl was a professor at Göttingen during Weyl’s student days there, and Weyl attended his lectures. But it was his wife Helene, who later came to Göttingen to study with Husserl, who seems to have sparked Weyl’s interest in phenomenology. 2.

  6. Hermann Weyl was known as Peter to his close friends. His parents were Anna Dieck and Ludwig Weyl who was the director of a bank. As a boy Hermann had already showed that he had a great talents for mathematics and for science more generally. After taking his Abiturarbeit (high school graduation exam) (see [17]) he was ready for his university ...

  7. A biography of Hermann Weyl, a prominent mathematician who was born in Germany, taught at Göttingen and Zurich, and joined the Institute for Advanced Study in 1933. Learn about his achievements, challenges, and legacy in mathematics and physics.

  8. HERMANN WEYL. November 9, 1885–December 9, 1955. BY MICHAEL ATIYAH. H ERMANN WEYL WAS one of the greatest mathematicians of the first half of the twentieth century. He made fundamental contributions to most branches of mathematics, and he also took a serious interest in theoretical physics.

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