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Ferdinand Gonseth

Swiss mathematician (1890-1975)
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
September 22, 1890
Date of death
December 17, 1975
Place of birth
Sonvilier
Place of death
Lausanne
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[9]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher, philosopher
Employer
University of Bern, ETH Zurich[12][13]
Field of work
philosophy of science, mathematics[10][11]
Educated at
ETH Zurich[14]
Religion or worldview
reformed[19]
Child
Wikidata item[8]
Doctoral advisor
Marcel Grossmann, Louis Kollros[15][16]
Doctoral student
Beno Eckmann, Hans Samelson, Alexander Israël Wittenberg, Jean-Pierre Sydler, Heinz Schilt, Marcel Rueff, Félix Fiala, Alexandre Preissmann, Max Eduard Eisenring, Franz Zimmermann, François Baatard, Éric Emery, Herbert Suter, Werner Durrer, Hans Ramser, Laurent Pauli[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Work location
Bern, Zurich[39][40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, German, Italian[42][43][44]
Archives at
Swiss Literary Archives, ETH Zurich University Archives, ETH Zurich University Archives[35][36]
Family name
Gonseth[37]
Given name
Ferdinand[38]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Krattigen[41]
Student
Julius Richard Büchi, Pierre Lardy[17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ferdinand Gonseth cs Ferdynand Gonseth cs F. Gonseth fr Gonseth ko 페르디난트 곤제트 ru Фердинанд Гонсет
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
108820206
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50034488
GND ID
118540718
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ferdinand Gonseth ETH-Bib Portr 00116.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
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Angelicum ID
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BAnQ authority ID
0000055344
BDELIS ID
77134
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11905380c
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CONOR.SI ID
14418275
CTHS person ID
117881
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118540718
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
56135
Dimensions author ID
013442344247.29
Dodis ID
P54470
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
1898088
FID performing arts ID
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
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HDS ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14477806
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00617599
Libraries Australia ID
35132986
MR Author ID
329430
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
57566
Museo Galileo authority ID
23358
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01190637
NL CR AUT ID
zcu2015881843
NLA Trove people ID
836609
NLP ID
a0000001186911
NUKAT ID
n02001993
National Library of Brazil ID
000425343
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810623699105606
National Library of Portugal ID
806607
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1287401, XX1277470
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3906670
PUG authority ID
57220
Parsifal cluster ID
73792
Persée author ID
166825
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
225477
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
32833
RERO ID (legacy)
A003307419
Regensburg Classification
IH 46910
SBN author ID
CFIV015607
SHARE Catalogue author ID
879, 178023
Treccani ID
ferdinand-gonseth
Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID
ferdinand-gonseth
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
314280
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1032101
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/110696
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwxPQMyFbVYJ6pYK7MgKd
ZbMATH author ID
gonseth.ferdinand

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3
German, French, Italian
Occupation 3
mathematician, philosopher, university teacher
Doctoral advisor 2
Marcel Grossmann, Louis Kollros
Doctoral advisors 2
Marcel Grossmann, Louis Kollros
Employer 2
ETH Zurich, University of Bern
Field of work 2
mathematics, philosophy of science
Work location 2
Bern, Zurich
Archives at 1
Swiss Literary Archives
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Doctoral student 1
Beno Eckmann
Doctoral students 1
Beno Eckmann
Educated at 1
ETH Zurich
Given name 1
Ferdinand
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Krattigen
Place of birth 1
Sonvilier
Place of death 1
Lausanne
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Julius Richard Büchi
Students 1
Julius Richard Büchi
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Summary

Ferdinand Gonseth was born on September 22, 1890[1], in Sonvilier[2]. He died on December 17, 1975[3], in Lausanne[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and philosopher[7].

Why It Matters

Ferdinand Gonseth's notable doctoral advisees include Beno Eckmann[45], a mathematician[46], 1917–2008[47], of Switzerland[48], awarded the honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University[49], specialised in topology[50].

FAQs

Where was Ferdinand Gonseth born?

Ferdinand Gonseth's place of birth was Sonvilier[2].

Where did Ferdinand Gonseth die?

Ferdinand Gonseth passed away in Lausanne[4].

What did Ferdinand Gonseth do for work?

Ferdinand Gonseth worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and philosopher[7].

Where did Ferdinand Gonseth go to school?

Ferdinand Gonseth was educated at ETH Zurich[14].

Related Entities

Bern Julius Richard Büchi Marcel Grossmann mathematics philosophy of science Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . HelveticArchives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  38. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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