About Reinhold Strassmann
Lived 1893 – 1944 (aged 50–51). Reinhold Strassmann was a mathematician, known for Strassmann's theorem.
Reinhold Strassmann (or Straßmann) (24 January 1893 in Berlin – late October 1944 in Auschwitz concentration camp) was a German mathematician who proved Strassmann's theorem. His Ph.D. advisor at University of Marburg was Kurt Hensel.
Born into a Jewish family, Strassmann refused to leave Nazi Germany, and he was eventually detained and deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1943. On October 23, 1944, he was deported from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz concentration camp, where he was murdered soon after.
He was the son of the forensic pathologist Fritz Strassmann.
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Who was Reinhold Strassmann?
mathematician
When was Reinhold Strassmann born?
Reinhold Strassmann was born on 24 January 1893 in Berlin.
When did Reinhold Strassmann die?
Reinhold Strassmann died in 1944 in Auschwitz.
What was Reinhold Strassmann's occupation?
Reinhold Strassmann was a mathematician.
What was Reinhold Strassmann known for?
Reinhold Strassmann was known for Strassmann's theorem.
What nationality was Reinhold Strassmann?
Reinhold Strassmann's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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