Theodor Schneider (7 May 1911, Frankfurt am Main – 31 October 1988, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German mathematician, best known for providing proof of what is now known as the Gelfond–Schneider theorem.
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Schneider studied from 1929 to 1934 in Frankfurt; he solved Hilbert's 7th problem in his PhD thesis, which then came to be known as the Gelfond–Schneider theorem. Later he became an assistant to Carl Ludwig Siegel in Göttingen, where he stayed until 1953. Then he became a professor in Erlangen (1953–59) and finally until his retirement in Freiburg (1959–1976). During his time in Freiburg he also served as the director of the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach from 1959 to 1963. His doctoral students include H. P. Schlickewei.
Works
- Einführung in die Theorie der transzendenten Zahlen, Springer 1957 (German, French translation 1959)
- Transzendenzuntersuchungen periodischer Funktionen, Teil 1,2, Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik, volume 172, 1934, pp. 65–69, 70-74, online: part 1, part 2 (dissertation in which he solved Hilbert's 7th problem, German)
See also
References
- L.-Ch. Kappe, H.P.Schlickewei, Wolfgang Schwarz Theodor Schneider zum Gedächtnis, Jahresbericht DMV, Bd.92, 1990, S.111-129 (German)
- Wolfgang Schwarz, Jürgen Wolfart: Zur Geschichte des Mathematischen Seminars der Universität Frankfurt am Main von 1914 - 1970, pp. 29, 82-82, 92-94, 97 (German, ps)
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Theodor Schneider", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- Wolfgang Karl Schwarz (2007), "Schneider, Theodor Adam", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 23, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 308–309; (full text online)
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