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Theodor Schneider (7 May 1911 – 31 October 1988) was a
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(dissertation in which he solved Hilbert's 7th problem, German)
''Zur Geschichte des Mathematischen Seminars der Universität Frankfurt am Main von 1914 - 1970''
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Theodor Schneider (7 May 1911 – 31 October 1988) was a German
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mathematician
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, best known for providing proof of what is now known as the Gelfond–Schneider theorem
In mathematics, the Gelfond–Schneider theorem establishes the transcendence of a large class of numbers.
History
It was originally proved independently in 1934 by Aleksandr Gelfond and Theodor Schneider.
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, who was born in Frankfurt am Main
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and died in Freiburg im Breisgau
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Schneider studied from 1929 to 1934 in Frankfurt; he solved Hilbert's 7th problem in his PhD thesis, which then came to be known as the Gelfond–Schneider theorem
In mathematics, the Gelfond–Schneider theorem establishes the transcendence of a large class of numbers.
History
It was originally proved independently in 1934 by Aleksandr Gelfond and Theodor Schneider.
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. Later, he became an assistant to Carl Ludwig Siegel
Carl Ludwig Siegel (31 December 1896 – 4 April 1981) was a German mathematician specialising in analytic number theory. He is known for, amongst other things, his contributions to the Thue–Siegel–Roth theorem in Diophantine approximation, ...
in Göttingen, where he stayed until 1953. Then, he became a professor in Erlangen (1953–1959) and finally until his retirement in Freiburg (1959–1976). During his time in Freiburg, he also served as the director of the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach
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from 1959 to 1963. His doctoral students include H. P. Schlickewei.
Works
*''Einführung in die transzendenten Zahlen'', Springer 1957 (German, French translation 1959) *''Transzendenzuntersuchungen periodischer Funktionen'', Teil 1,2, Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik, volume 172, 1934, pp. 65–69, 70-74, onlinepart 1
(dissertation in which he solved Hilbert's 7th problem, German)
See also
* Schneider–Lang theoremReferences
*L.-Ch. Kappe, H.P.Schlickewei, Wolfgang Schwarz ''Theodor Schneider zum Gedächtnis'', Jahresbericht DMV, Bd.92, 1990, S.111-129 (German) *Wolfgang Schwarz, Jürgen Wolfart''Zur Geschichte des Mathematischen Seminars der Universität Frankfurt am Main von 1914 - 1970''
pp. 29, 82-82, 92-94, 97 (German, ps) * *
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Theodor 20th-century German mathematicians 1911 births 1988 deaths