Mathematician:William Richard Maximilian Hugo Threlfall
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Mathematician
German mathematician whose main work was in topology.
Collaborated extensively with Karl Johannes Herbert Seifert.
Not to be confused with:
- William Threlfall the contemporary musician;
- William Threlfall (1799-1825) the missionary;
- Bill Threlfall (1925-2007) the cricket commentator.
Nationality
German (with an English father, which explains why his surname is English).
History
- Born: June 25th 1888 in Dresden, Germany
- Died: April 4 1949 in Oberwolfach, Germany
Publications
- 1932: Gruppenbilder
- 1934: Lehrbuch der Topologie (Lectures on Topology) (with Herbert Seifert)
- 1938: Variationsrechnung Im Grossen (Variational Calculus in the Large) (with Herbert Seifert)