Father of algebra biography of martin

Biography

Martin Eichler's father was a minister in the Church. Martin's parents gave him his early education before he entered the Gymnasium in Gütersloh in 1923. He studied there for sju years, graduating in 1930. He then entered the University of Königsberg in 1930 where he studied mathematics, physics and chemistry. After going to Zürich to continue his studies, he then went to the University of Halle-Wittenberg where he wrote his thesis Untersuchungen in der Zahlentheorie der rationalen QuaternionenalgebrenⓉ with Heinrich Brandt as his advisor. Eichler was awarded his doctorate in 1936.

Following the award of his doctorate, Eichler was appointed as an assistant in the Mathematical Seminar at the University of Halle. However, bygd this time the Nazis were in power in Germany. Eichler was dismissed from his assistantship for political reasons but fortunately Hasse found him a temporary position as an editor for a new version of the Enzyklopädie der Mathem

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Martin Gardner

American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)

Martin Gardner
Born	(1914-10-21)October 21, 1914 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	May 22, 2010(2010-05-22) (aged 95) Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation	Author
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Genre	Recreational mathematics, puzzles, close-up magic, annotated literary works, debunking
Literary movement	Scientific skepticism
Notable works	Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, "Mathematical Games" (Scientific American column), The Annotated Alice, The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener, The Ambidextrous Universe
Notable awards	Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (1987)[1] George Pólya Award (1999)[2][3] Allendoerfer Award (1990) Trevor Evans Award (1998)
Spouse	Charlotte Greenwald ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	2

Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914 – May 22, 201

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Quick Info

Born

6 May 1792
Erlangen, Bavaria (now Germany)

Died

1 April 1872
Berlin, Prussia, German Empire

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Summary

Martin Ohm wa a German mathematician who attempted to put mathematics on to a rigorous basis. He was the brother of the better known Georg Ohm.

Biography

Martin Ohm's parents were Maria Elizabetha Beckin (1763-1799) and Johann Wolfgang Ohm (1753-1822). The Ohm family were, by tradition, a family of locksmiths. Johann Wolfgang's father, Johann Vincentius Ohm was a locksmith who married Anna Fuchs in Cadolzburg, Bavaria, before moving to Erlangen in 1764. Johann and Anna's eldest son was Johann Wolfgang who served his apprenticeship as a locksmith before returning to Erlangen in 1785 where he became a master locksmith. He married Maria Elizabetha Beckin (some records give her name as Beck), the daughter of a tailor, on 24 January 1786. They had seven children, only three of whom survived to adulthood. Their eldest child was Georg Simon Ohm, who h