Otto Grün was a German
mathematician
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. He was known primarily for his work in the theory of
finite groups
In abstract algebra, a finite group is a group (mathematics), group whose underlying set is finite set, finite. Finite groups often arise when considering symmetry of Symmetry in mathematics, mathematical or Symmetry (physics), physical objects, ...
, which have often been praised for being foundational to further developments in the field. He was born on June 26, 1888, in
Berlin
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.
He obtained his Ph.D. from
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.
The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...
in 1948 under the advisory of Hermann Ludwig Schmid.
He died in October 1974 on or before the 10th.
See also
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Grün's lemma
In mathematics, more specifically in group theory, a group is said to be perfect if it equals its own commutator subgroup, or equivalently, if the group has no non-trivial abelian quotients.
Examples
The smallest (non-trivial) perfect group is ...
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Grün's first theorem
References
Bibliography
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20th-century German mathematicians
1888 births
1974 deaths
Humboldt University of Berlin alumni
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