Paul Gordan
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Paul Gordan was a 19th-century German mathematician known as the "king of invariant theory" for his foundational work in algebraic invariants.
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| Paul Gordan canonical | 7 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-04-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1912-12-21 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Ernst Eduard Kummer ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Breslau ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
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surface form:
University of Erlangen
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| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gordon
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surface form:
Gordan
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| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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invariant theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | king of invariant theory ⓘ |
| influenced | David Hilbert ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ernst Eduard Kummer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
constructive methods in invariant theory
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proof of the finite basis theorem for invariants of binary forms ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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surface form:
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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| nickname | king of invariant theory ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advanced classical invariant theory before Hilbert's abstract methods
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developed algorithmic techniques for computing invariants ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Emanuel Lasker
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Felix Klein ⓘ Max Noether ⓘ |
| notableWork |
foundational work in algebraic invariants
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work on invariants of binary forms ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher in mathematics
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Breslau
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| placeOfDeath |
Erlangen
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Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Breslau
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Erlangen ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| student |
Emanuel Lasker
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Felix Klein ⓘ Max Noether ⓘ |
| workLocation | Erlangen ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Emmy Noether
subject surface form:
Amalie Noether