Nationality German Fields Mathematics | Role Mathematician Name Martin Kneser | |
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Born 21 January 1928 ( 1928-01-21 ) Institutions University of GottingenLudwig Maximilian University of Munich Doctoral students Werner FiegerJurgen HurrelbrinkHerbert LangeAlbrecht PfisterUlrich Stuhler Died February 16, 2004, Gottingen, Germany People also search for P. Draxl, Erhard Schmidt, 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.
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