Nationality German Role Mathematician Notable students Max Planck Name Alexander Brill Doctoral advisor Alfred Clebsch | Alma mater University of Giessen Fields Mathematics Education University of Giessen | |
Born 20 September 1842
Darmstadt ( 1842-09-20 ) Doctoral students Sebastian Finsterwalder
Max Planck Died June 8, 1935, Tubingen, Germany Similar People Max Noether, Alfred Clebsch, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Alfred Kleiner | ||
Institutions University of Tubingen |
Alexander Wilhelm von Brill (20 September 1842 – 18 June 1935) was a German mathematician.
Born in Darmstadt, Hesse, Brill was educated at the University of Giessen, where he earned his doctorate under supervision of Alfred Clebsch. He held a chair at the University of Tübingen, where Max Planck was among his students. In 1933, he joined the National Socialist Teachers League as one of the first members from Tübingen.
The London Science Museum contains sliceform objects prepared by Brill and Felix Klein.[1]
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