Heinrich Scherk
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Heinrich Ferdinand Scherk
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Born | Posen, Kingdom of Prussia |
27 October 1798
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bremen, German Empire |
Residence | German Empire (at death) |
Nationality | German |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | Universität Halle-Wittenberg Universität zu Kiel |
Alma mater | Universität Berlin |
Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Bessel Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes |
Doctoral students | Ernst Kummer |
Known for | Distribution of prime numbers |
Heinrich Ferdinand Scherk (27 October 1798 – 4 October 1885) was a German mathematician notable for his work on minimal surfaces and the distribution of prime numbers. He is also notable as the doctoral advisor of Ernst Kummer.
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