About Ernst Kummer
Lived 1810 – 1893 (aged 83). Ernst Kummer was a German mathematician and university teacher, known for Bessel function, Kummer surface and Kummer theory.
Ernst Eduard Kummer (; 29 January 1810 – 14 May 1893) was a German mathematician. Skilled in applied mathematics, Kummer trained German army officers in ballistics; afterwards, he taught for 10 years in a gymnasium, the German equivalent of high school, where he inspired the mathematical career of Leopold Kronecker.
Life Kummer was born in Sorau, Brandenburg (then part of Prussia). His father, a physician, died in 1813.
He initially pursued Protestant theology but later studied mathematics
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Who was Ernst Kummer?
German mathematician (1810–1893)
When was Ernst Kummer born?
Ernst Kummer was born on 29 January 1810 in Żary.
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Ernst Kummer died on 14 May 1893 in Berlin.
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Ernst Kummer was a mathematician and university teacher.
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Ernst Kummer was known for Bessel function, Kummer surface and Kummer theory.
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Ernst Kummer was German.
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