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Kurt Hensel

German mathematician (1861–1941)
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Kurt Hensel
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Facts

33 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
December 29, 1861, 1861[8]
Date of death
June 1, 1941, 1941[9]
Place of birth
Königsberg
Place of death
Marburg
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia, Weimar Republic, Germany[16][17][18]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher, editing staff
Employer
University of Marburg, Frederick William University Berlin[24][25]
Field of work
number theory, mathematics, arithmetic, algebraic number theory, applied mathematics[19][20][21][22][23]
Educated at
University of Bonn, Frederick William University Berlin, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium[26][27][28]
Award received
honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo[32]
Notable work
Hensel's lemma, Henselian ring[30][31]
Father
Sebastian Hensel[11]
Mother
Julie von Adelson[12]
Child
Charlotte Bergengruen, Albert Hensel, Ruth Haymann[13][14][15]
Sibling
Paul Hensel, Lili du Bois-Reymond
Doctoral advisor
Leopold Kronecker[29]
Doctoral student
Jessie Forbes Cameron, Abraham Fraenkel, Helmut Hasse, Aloys Herrmann, Reinhold Strassmann, Erhard Tornier, Arthur Czwalina, Johannes Philipps, Friedrich Oppenheimer, Philipp Voll, Anna Sturmfels, Hermann Koller, Christoph Schwantke, Friedrich Hüttig, Paul-Friedrich Berger, Anna Disse, Julius Merzbach[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
Work location
Marburg[51]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Academic thesis
Arithmetische Untersuchungen über Discriminanten und ihre ausserwesentlichen Theiler[52]
Birth name
Kurt Wilhelm Sebastian Hensel
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie
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Family name
Hensel[49]
Given name
Kurt[50]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[33]
Name in native language
Kurt Hensel
P14585
75560
Place of burial
Main Cemetery of Marburg[10]
Relative
Walter Hayman, Fanny Mendelssohn, Wilhelm Hensel[53][54][55]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Kurt Wilhelm Sebastian Hensel en Kurt Hensel ar كورت هانسل cs Curt Hensel cs K. Hensel de Kurt Wilhelm Sebastian Hensel el Κουρτ Χένσελ he קורט הנזל id Kurt Wilhelm Sebastian Hensel ja クルト・ヘンゼル ko 쿠르트 헨젤 ko 쿠르트 빌헬름 제바스티안 헨젤 ru Гензель, Курт ru Курт Гензель tr Kurt Wilhelm Sebastian Hensel vi Kurt Wilhelm Sebastian Hensel zh 库尔特·亨泽尔
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
0000000122768385
VIAF cluster ID
14854332, 2916158792811639040001
Library of Congress authority ID
n86867820
GND ID
118800337
Academic Tree ID
739942
BIBSYS ID
90801214
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12388217t
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
hensel-kurt
CANTIC ID
981058512477606706
CONOR.SI ID
28202083
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12035526
CiNii Research ID
1140000791737224448
Show all 62 identifiers +50
DDB person (GND) ID
118800337
De Agostini ID
Hensel,+Kurt
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118800337
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
kurt-hensel
FactGrid item ID
REScoop.eu
Find a Grave memorial ID
173756564
Freebase ID
/m/06yndb
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5104820
Geni.com profile ID
6000000008447948747
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Kurt_Hensel
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
9858
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
25036
IdRef ID
032957491
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118800337
Leopoldina member ID (new)
kurt-hensel
Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
3896
Libraries Australia ID
36010649
MR Author ID
84515
MacTutor biography ID
Hensel
Marburger Professorenkatalog ID
9858
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
34268
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0523142X
NL CR AUT ID
mub2017947777
NLA Trove people ID
1184244
NLab ID
Kurt Hensel
NUKAT ID
n2004034613
National Library of Greece ID
146434
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001320080
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000485653
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273897105171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
126681120
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3911113
Open Library ID
OL2212567A
OpenMLOL author ID
178837
Prabook ID
2143916
Project Gutenberg author ID
39757
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
26051
RERO ID (legacy)
A003364365
RISM ID
people/41020466
SBN author ID
PUVV153597
SHARE Catalogue author ID
59056
SNAC ARK ID
w696259j
Treccani ID
kurt-hensel
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
hensel
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058512477606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1344879
WikiTree person ID
Hensel-286
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy4gymdhybkmfKBvqY9Dq
Yale LUX ID
person/91e79bd2-f55f-492d-a677-a58f0a438b6d
ZbMATH author ID
hensel.kurt

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 5
mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, applied mathematics, algebraic number theory
Country of citizenship 3
Germany, Weimar Republic, Kingdom of Prussia
Doctoral student 3
Helmut Hasse, Abraham Fraenkel, Jessie Forbes Cameron
Doctoral students 3
Helmut Hasse, Abraham Fraenkel, Jessie Forbes Cameron
Educated at 3
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Bonn, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium
Occupation 3
mathematician, editing staff, university teacher
Employer 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Marburg
Named after 2
Hensel's lemma, Henselian ring
Notable work 2
Hensel's lemma, Henselian ring
Student 2
Helmut Hasse, Abraham Fraenkel
Award received 1
honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
Chaired by 1
German Mathematical Society
Doctoral advisor 1
Leopold Kronecker
Doctoral advisors 1
Leopold Kronecker
FactGrid item ID 1
REScoop.eu
Given name 1
Kurt
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of 1
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Place of birth 1
Königsberg
Place of death 1
Marburg
Relative 1
Walter Hayman
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Paul Hensel
Siblings 1
Paul Hensel
Work location 1
Marburg
Writing language 1
German
← Relative 1
Walter Hayman
← SNARC ID 1
David Griffiths
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Summary

Kurt Hensel was born on December 29, 1861[1], in Königsberg[2]. He died on June 1, 1941[3], in Marburg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and editing staff[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kurt Hensel include Hensel's lemma[56], a theorem[57] and Henselian ring[58], a mathematical concept[59].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Kurt Hensel include Hensel's lemma[56], a theorem[57] and Henselian ring[58], a mathematical concept[59].

His notable doctoral advisees include Abraham Fraenkel[60], a mathematician[61], 1891–1965[62], of German Reich[63], awarded the Israel Prize[64], specialised in set theory[65]; Helmut Hasse[66], a mathematician[67], 1898–1979[68], of Germany[69], awarded the National Prize of East Germany[70], specialised in number theory[71]; and Jessie Forbes Cameron[72], a mathematician[73], 1883–1968[74].

FAQs

Where was Kurt Hensel born?

Kurt Hensel was born in Königsberg[2].

Where did Kurt Hensel die?

Kurt Hensel passed away in Marburg[4].

Who were Kurt Hensel's parents?

Kurt Hensel's father was Sebastian Hensel[11]. Kurt Hensel's mother was Julie von Adelson[12].

What did Kurt Hensel do for work?

Kurt Hensel worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and editing staff[7].

Where did Kurt Hensel go to school?

Kurt Hensel was educated at University of Bonn[26], Frederick William University Berlin[27], and Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium[28].

What awards did Kurt Hensel receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo[32].

Related Entities

applied mathematics Germany Helmut Hasse Kingdom of Prussia Leopold Kronecker mathematics

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [26] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [28] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. upload.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [39] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [40] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  34. [41] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  36. [43] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  37. [44] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  38. [45] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  39. [46] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  40. [47] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  41. [48] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  42. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  52. [52] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  53. [53] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  54. [54] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  55. [55] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.

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  7. 21w ago · Ferran Mir · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Walter Hayman, Fanny Mendelssohn, Wilhelm Hensel
    Educated at → University of Bonn, Frederick William University Berlin, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium
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  8. 21w ago · Ferran Mir · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 21w ago · Ferran Mir · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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