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Otto Schilling

1911 – 1973

German mathematician

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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,

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Education
University of Göttingen, University of Jena, University of Marburg
Employers
Purdue University, University of Chicago
Also known as
Otto Franz Georg Schilling

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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

· Wikipedia: Otto Schilling

· Wikidata: Q84773

· DBpedia: Otto Schilling

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