Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Dutch mathematician (1903–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (Dutch: [vɑn dər ˈʋaːrdə(n)]; 2 February 1903 – 12 January 1996) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics.
In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Waerden.
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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden | |
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Born | (1903-02-02)2 February 1903 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 12 January 1996(1996-01-12) (aged 92) Zürich, Switzerland |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam University of Göttingen |
Known for | Van der Waerden notation Van der Waerden number Van der Waerden's theorem Van der Waerden test Van der Waerden's conjecture Van der Waerden symbols Van der Waerden game |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Leipzig University of Zurich University of Groningen |
Doctoral advisor | Hendrik de Vries |
Doctoral students | Wei-Liang Chow David van Dantzig Jan van Deemter Günther Frei Guerino Mazzola Herbert Seifert |
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