About Otto Schilling
Lived 1911 – 1973 (aged 61). Otto Schilling was a German mathematician and university teacher.
Otto Franz Georg Schilling (3 November 1911 – 20 June 1973) was a German-American mathematician known as one of the leading algebraists of his time.
He was born in Apolda and studied in the 1930s at the Universität Jena and the Universität Göttingen under Emmy Noether. After Noether was forced to leave Germany by the Nazis, he found a new advisor in Helmut Hasse, and obtained his Ph.D. from Marburg University in 1934 on the thesis Über gewisse Beziehungen zwischen der Arithmetik hyperkomplexer Zahlsysteme und algebraischer Zahlkörper. and the Johns Hopkins University 1937–39. He became an instructor with the University of Chicago in 1939,
Articles
(typo in Schilling's name)
with Saunders Mac Lane: with Saunders Mac Lane: with Saunders Mac Lane:
with Saunders Mac Lane: with Irving Kaplansky:
Books
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Otto Schilling's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Otto Schilling's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Otto Schilling?
German mathematician (1911–1973)
When was Otto Schilling born?
Otto Schilling was born on 3 November 1911 in Apolda.
When did Otto Schilling die?
Otto Schilling died on 20 June 1973 in Highland Park.
What was Otto Schilling's occupation?
Otto Schilling was a mathematician and university teacher.
What nationality was Otto Schilling?
Otto Schilling was German.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Otto Schilling. https://biography.guide/otto-schilling/
MLA: "Otto Schilling." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/otto-schilling/.
Chicago: "Otto Schilling." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/otto-schilling/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:31 UTC