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Karl Hermann Brunn (1 August 1862 – 20 September 1939) was a German
mathematician
A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems.
Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
On ...
, known for his work in
convex geometry
In mathematics, convex geometry is the branch of geometry studying convex sets, mainly in Euclidean space. Convex sets occur naturally in many areas: computational geometry, convex analysis, discrete geometry, functional analysis, geometry of numbe ...
(see
Brunn–Minkowski inequality) and in
knot theory
In the mathematical field of topology, knot theory is the study of knot (mathematics), mathematical knots. While inspired by knots which appear in daily life, such as those in shoelaces and rope, a mathematical knot differs in that the ends are ...
.
Brunnian link
In knot theory, a branch of topology, a Brunnian link is a nontrivial link that becomes a set of trivial unlinked circles if any one component is removed. In other words, cutting any loop frees all the other loops (so that no two loops can be ...
s are named after him, as his 1892 article "Über Verkettung" included examples of such links.
Life and work
Hermann Brunn was born in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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, and grew up in
Munich
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. He studied mathematics and physics at the
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...
, graduating in 1887 with the thesis ''Über Ovale und Eiflächen'' (About ovals and eggforms).
He habilitated in 1889.
References
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Geometers
19th-century German mathematicians
20th-century German mathematicians
1939 deaths
1862 births
Italian emigrants to Germany
Scientists from Munich
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni