Adolf Piltz (8 December 1855[1] – 1940) was a German mathematician who contributed to number theory. Piltz was arguably the first to formulate a generalized Riemann hypothesis, in 1884.[2]
Adolf Piltz | |
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Died | 1940 |
Nationality | German |
Citizenship | Vincent de Paul Wehrle (1855–1941), born Joseph Wehrle in Bühl, Baden, Germany, spoke German as his native language. |
Alma mater | University of Berlin University of Jena |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Jena |
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Doctoral advisor | Ernst Kummer Karl Weierstrass Carl Johannes Thomae |
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edit- Davenport, Harold. Multiplicative number theory. Third edition. Revised and with a preface by Hugh L. Montgomery. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 74. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000. xiv+177 pp. ISBN 0-387-95097-4.
Further reading
edit- Steinbach, Matthias (2008). "'…durch jahrelange Versumpfung jeglichen Halt verloren…', Adolf Piltz (1855–1940)". In Steinbach, M.; Ploenus, M. (eds.). Ketzer, Käuze, Querulanten. Außenseiter im universitären Milieu (in German). Jena: Verlag Dr. Bussert & Stadeler. pp. 198–212. ISBN 9783932906848.
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