Karel Rychlík (; 16 August 1885,
Benešov
Benešov (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle.
Administrative division
Benešov consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population ...
– 28 May 1968,
Prague
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) was a Czechoslovak
mathematician
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. He contributed significantly to the fields of
algebra
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,
number theory
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,
mathematical analysis
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, and the
history of mathematics
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.
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Extensive biography
1885 births
1968 deaths
People from Benešov
Czechoslovak mathematicians
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