Hans Wilhelm Eduard Schwerdtfeger FRSC (9 December 1902 – 26 June 1990) was a German-Canadian-Australian mathematician who worked in Galois theory, matrix theory, theory of groups and their geometries, and complex analysis.
Hans Schwerdtfeger | |
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![]() Hans Schwerdtfeger (left) | |
Born | |
Died | 26 June 1990 | (aged 87)
Nationality | German Canadian Australian |
Alma mater | Bonn University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Melbourne McGill University University of Adelaide |
Doctoral advisor | Otto Toeplitz |
Doctoral students | Peter James Lorimer |
"In 1962 he published Geometry of Complex Numbers: Circle Geometry, Möbius Transformations, Non-Euclidean Geometry which: ... should be in every library, and every expert in classical function theory should be familiar with this material. The author has performed a distinct service by making this material so conveniently accessible in a single book. " - O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Hans Schwerdtfeger", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
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