About William Threlfall
Lived 1888 – 1949 (aged 60). William Threlfall was a German mathematician, university teacher and topologist.
William Richard Maximilian Hugo Threlfall (25 June 1888, in Dresden – 4 April 1949, in Oberwolfach) was a British-born German mathematician who worked on algebraic topology. He was a coauthor of the standard textbook Lehrbuch der Topologie.
In 1933 he signed the Vow of allegiance of the Professors of the German Universities and High-Schools to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialistic State. Publications
Seifert, Threlfall: Lehrbuch der Topologie, Teubner 1934 Seifert, Threlfall: Variationsrechnung im Großen, Teubner 1938
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Who was William Threlfall?
German mathematician (1888–1949)
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William Threlfall was born on 25 June 1888 in Dresden.
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William Threlfall died on 4 April 1949 in Oberwolfach.
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William Threlfall was a mathematician, university teacher and topologist.
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William Threlfall was German.
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