Martin Kneser
| Martin Kneser | |
|---|---|
 Martin Kneser, 1973 | |
| Born | 21 January 1928 |
| Died | 16 February 2004 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions |
University of Göttingen Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Doctoral advisor | Erhard Schmidt |
| Doctoral students |
Werner Fieger Jürgen Hurrelbrink Herbert Lange Albrecht Pfister Ulrich Stuhler |
Martin Kneser (21 January 1928 – 16 February 2004) was a German mathematician. His father Hellmuth Kneser and grandfather Adolf Kneser were also mathematicians.
He obtained his PhD in 1950 from Humboldt University of Berlin with the dissertation: Über den Rand von Parallelkörpern. His advisor was Erhard Schmidt.
His name has been given to Kneser graphs which he studied in 1955.
He also gave a simplified proof of the Fundamental theorem of algebra.
His main publications were on quadratic forms and algebraic groups.
See also
- Approximation in algebraic groups
- Kneser–Tits conjecture
- Kneser's theorem (combinatorics)
- Kneser graphs
References
- Martin Kneser at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Martin Kneser’s Work on Quadratic Forms and Algebraic Groups
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