Hermann Minkowski
1864 – 1909 · aged 45
German mathematician and physicist (1864–1909)
- Born
- 22 Jun 1864 · Aleksotas
- Died
- 12 Jan 1909 · Göttingen
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- 22 Jun 1864BornBorn in Aleksotas
- 1882AwardGrand prix des sciences mathématiques
- 12 Jan 1909DiedDied in Göttingen
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- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Hermann Minkowski (22 June 1864 – 12 January 1909) was a mathematician and professor at the University of Königsberg, ETH Zürich, and the University of Göttingen, described variously as German, Polish, Lithuanian-German, or Russian. He created and developed the geometry of numbers and elements of convex geometry, and used geometrical methods to solve problems in number theory, mathematical physics, and the theory of relativity.
Minkowski is perhaps best known for his foundational work describing space and time as a four-dimensional space, now known as "Minkowski spacetime", which facilitated geometric interpretations of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity (1905).
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