Mathematician:Arthur Moritz Schönflies

Mathematician

German mathematician known for his contributions to the application of group theory to crystallography, and for work in topology.

Nationality

German

History

• Born: 17 April 1853 in Landsberg an der Warthe, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany (now Gorzów, Poland)
• Died: 27 May 1928 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany

Theorems and Definitions

• Schoenflies Problem
• Jordan-Schönflies Theorem (with Marie Ennemond Camille Jordan)

Results named for Arthur Moritz Schönflies can be found here.

Also known as

His name can also be rendered Schoenflies.