Louis Saalschütz
Louis Saalschütz (1 December 1835 — 25 May 1913) was a Prussian-Jewish mathematician, known for his contributions to number theory and mathematical analysis.
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Biography
Louis Saalschütz was born to a Jewish family in Königsberg, Prussia, the son of archaeologist Joseph Levin Saalschütz.[1] From 1854 to 1860 he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Königsberg. In 1861 he received his doctorate under the supervision of Franz Ernst Neumann, with the dissertation Ueber die Wärmeveränderungen in den Höheren Erdschichten Unter dem Einfluss des Nicht-periodischen Temperaturwechsels an der Oberfläche.
From 1861 to 1882 he was teacher of mathematics, mechanics, and engineering at the Royal School of Mechanics in Königsberg and the University of Königsberg, where he became an associate professor in 1875 and full professor in 1888.[2]
References
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Singer, Isidore (1901–1906). "Saalschütz, Louis". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. - Bölling, Reinhard (1994). Bölling, Reinhard (ed.). Das Fotoalbum für Weierstraß [A Photo Album for Weierstrass] (in German). Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. p. 38. doi:10.1007/978-3-322-80281-1. ISBN 978-3-528-06602-4.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore (1901–1906). "Saalschütz, Louis". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.