Erich Hecke
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Erich Hecke | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 February 1947 | (aged 59)
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Hecke algebra Hecke operator |
Awards | Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award (1938) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Basel University of Göttingen University of Hamburg |
Doctoral advisor | David Hilbert |
Notable students | Kurt Reidemeister Heinrich Behnke Hans Petersson |
Erich Hecke (20 September 1887 – 13 February 1947) was a German mathematician known for his work in number theory and the theory of modular forms.
Biography
Hecke was born in
Kurt Reidemeister and Heinrich Behnke were among his students.[2]
In 1933 Hecke signed the Loyalty Oath of German Professors to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State, but was later known as being opposed to the Nazis.[3]
Hecke died in Copenhagen, Denmark.[4]
André Weil, in the foreword to his text Basic Number Theory[5] says: "To improve upon Hecke, in a treatment along classical lines of the theory of algebraic numbers, would be a futile and impossible task", referring to Hecke's book "Lectures on the Theory of Algebraic Numbers."[6]
Research
His early work included establishing the
Recognition
He was a Plenary Speaker of the ICM in 1936 in Oslo.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "hecke, erich".
- ^ a b Erich Hecke at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ISBN 978-0-691-00451-8.
- ^ "Hecke, Erich". ENCYCLOPEDIA.
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- OCLC 7576150.
- ^ Hecke, Erich (1937). "Neuere Fortschritte in der Theorie der elliptischen Modulfunktionen". In: Comptes rendus du Congrès international des mathématiciens: Oslo, 1936. Vol. 1. pp. 140–156.
External links
- Erich Hecke at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Erich Hecke", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews