Marcel Grossmann
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Marcel Grossmann was a Swiss mathematician and close collaborator of Albert Einstein whose expertise in differential geometry was crucial in formulating the general theory of relativity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| collaborator | Albert Einstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-09-07 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
biographies of Albert Einstein
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historical studies of general relativity ⓘ |
| educatedAt | ETH Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | ETH Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss ⓘ |
| familyName | Grossmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
differential geometry
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mathematics ⓘ projective geometry ⓘ tensor calculus ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Marcel Grossmann Awards
NERFINISHED
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Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Jewish background ⓘ |
| influenced | Albert Einstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary developments in differential geometry ⓘ |
| inspired | later work in mathematical relativity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
applying differential geometry to physics
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collaboration with Albert Einstein on general relativity ⓘ helping formulate the field equations of general relativity ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | ETH Zürich faculty ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Albert Einstein
NERFINISHED
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other students at ETH Zürich ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-development of the Einstein–Grossmann "Entwurf" theory
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contributions to the mathematical formulation of general relativity ⓘ introduction of tensor calculus to Albert Einstein ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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university professor ⓘ |
| partOf | history of general relativity ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Budapest ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Switzerland
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Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studentOf | ETH Zürich professors of mathematics ⓘ |
| workLocation | Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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