Hermann Weyl
Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl, ForMemRS (German: [vaɪl]; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher. He worked at the University of Göttingen and at the Institute for Advanced Study. He was known for his works focusing on wormholes and general relativity.
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| Born | Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl 9 November 1885 Elmshorn, German Empire |
| Died | 8 December 1955 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | List of topics named after Hermann Weyl Ontic structural realism[1] Wormhole |
| Spouse(s) | Friederike Bertha Helene Joseph (nickname "Hella") (1893–1948) Ellen Bär (née Lohnstein) (1902–1988) |
| Children | Fritz Joachim Weyl (1915–1977) Michael Weyl (1917–2011) |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[2] Lobachevsky Prize (1927) Gibbs Lecture (1948) |
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| Fields | Mathematical physics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study University of Göttingen ETH Zurich |
| Thesis | Singuläre Integralgleichungen mit besonder Berücksichtigung des Fourierschen Integraltheorems (1908) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Hilbert[3] |
| Doctoral students | Alexander Weinstein |
| Other notable students | Saunders Mac Lane |
| Influences | Immanuel Kant[4] Edmund Husserl[4] L. E. J. Brouwer[4] |
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References
- "Structural Realism": entry by James Ladyman in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- Newman, M. H. A. (1957). "Hermann Weyl. 1885-1955". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3: 305–328. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1957.0021.
- Weyl, H. (1944). "David Hilbert. 1862-1943". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (13): 547–553. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1944.0006. S2CID 161435959.
- Hermann Weyl, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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