Aurel Voss
Aurel Voss | |
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| Born | 7 December 1845 |
| Died | 19 April 1931 (aged 85) |
| Education | University of Hannover University of Göttingen University of Heidelberg (Deegre) University of Göttingen (PhD) |
| Known for | Contracted Bianchi identities |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred Clebsch |
| Doctoral students | Ludwig Berwald Hugo Dingler Fritz Noether |
Aurel Voss (7 December 1845 – 19 April 1931) was a German mathematician, best known today for his contributions to geometry and mechanics.[1][2] He served as president of the German Mathematical Society for the 1898 term. He was a professor at the University of Munich during 1902–1923. He became Emeritus in 1923.
In 1880, Voss published a version of the contracted Bianchi identities.[3][4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Education
[edit | edit source]Voss studied Mathematics and Physics at the University of Hannover, the University of Göttingen and the University of Heidelberg between 1864 and 1868.
He received a PhD from the University of Göttingen the following year.
Honours
[edit | edit source]He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering Sciences by TH Munich in 1915.
Publications
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ A short biography of Aurel Voss in Hessische Biografie.
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External links
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