Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

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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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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


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