Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

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Dutch mathematician human mathematician

Bartel Leendert van der Waerden was a Dutch mathematician best known for his foundational work in abstract algebra and contributions to algebraic geometry and number theory.

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van der Waerden ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch mathematician → human → mathematician →
academicAdvisor	Hendrik de Vries →
birthCountry	Kingdom of the Netherlands →
birthDate	1903-02-02 →
birthPlace	Amsterdam →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany → Kingdom of the Netherlands →
deathCountry	Switzerland →
deathDate	1996-01-12 →
deathPlace	Zürich NERFINISHED →
doctoralAdvisor	Emil Artin → Emmy Noether →
educatedAt	University of Amsterdam → University of Göttingen NERFINISHED →
employer	ETH Zurich → University of Amsterdam → University of Leipzig NERFINISHED →
familyName	van der Waerden →
fieldOfWork	abstract algebra → algebraic geometry → history of mathematics → mathematics → number theory → quantum mechanics →
givenName	Bartel →
hasGender	male →
influenced	Bourbaki school of mathematics → modern algebra →
influencedBy	Emil Artin → Emmy Noether →
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch → German →
memberOf	Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities → Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences →
name	Bartel Leendert van der Waerden →
notableFor	contributions to algebraic geometry → contributions to number theory → foundational work in abstract algebra → historical studies of Greek mathematics → standardizing the modern axiomatic approach to algebra →
notableWork	Algebra I → Algebra II → Moderne Algebra → Science Awakening →
positionHeld	professor of mathematics →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amalie Noether → Emmy Noether →	influenced
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden ("van der Waerden") →	familyName
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden →	name
Amalie Noether →	notableStudent
Emmy Noether →	student