About Herman Auerbach
Lived 1901 – 1942 (aged 40). Herman Auerbach was a Polish mathematician.
Herman Auerbach (October 26, 1901, Tarnopol – August 17, 1942) was a Polish mathematician and member of the Lwów School of Mathematics.
Auerbach was professor at Lwów University. He is known for introducing the Auerbach's lemma, a theorem in functional analysis. During the Second World War, because of his Jewish descent, he was imprisoned by the Germans in the Lwów Ghetto. In 1942, he was murdered at Bełżec extermination camp.
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Who was Herman Auerbach?
Polish mathematician (1901-1942)
When was Herman Auerbach born?
Herman Auerbach was born on 26 October 1901 in Ternopil.
When did Herman Auerbach die?
Herman Auerbach died on 17 August 1942 in Belzec extermination camp.
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Herman Auerbach was a mathematician.
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Herman Auerbach was Polish.
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