Marcel Grossmann

mathematician (1878-1936)
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Marcel Grossmann
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
April 9, 1878
Date of death
September 7, 1936
Place of birth
Budapest
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[7]
Religion or worldview
reformed[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[38]
Academic thesis
Wikidata item[35]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[37]
Erdős number
+3[40]
Family name
Grossmann[33]
Given name
Marcel[34]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[42]
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Manner of death
natural causes[36]
Name in native language
Marcel Grossmann[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Marcel Grossmann ar مارسيل غروسمان cs Marcel Hans Grossmann cs M. Grossmann de Marcel Großmann el Μαρσέλ Γκρόσμαν fa مارسل گروسمان he מרסל גרוסמן hu Grossmann Marcell ja マルセル・グロスマン ja マルツェル・グロスマン ko 마르셀 그로스만 pl Marcel Grossman ru Гроссман, Марсель ru Марсель Гроссман uk Марсель Гроссманн zh 葛羅斯曼 zh 马塞尔·格罗斯曼
🔖 Identifiers · 34
VIAF cluster ID
73915727
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2006020527
GND ID
11687306X
BDELIS ID
61702
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122849226
CiNii Research ID
1140563741678413184
DDB person (GND) ID
11687306X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11687306X
Dodis ID
P28930
Freebase ID
/m/04lwdv
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Geni profile ID
6000000095563417883
HDS ID
031366
IdRef ID
083762213
J9U entity ID
987007589909205171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11687306X
MR Author ID
236944
MacTutor biography ID
Grossmann
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
44413
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02732473
NL CR AUT ID
uk20241244244
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BsrR;=CJ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810601931605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
133191648
Open Library ID
OL2403635A
Prabook ID
2260800
Scopus author ID
16546396200
Treccani ID
marcel-grossmann
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058513371606706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrJJ9KRyFmXGqrrHMdcP
ZbMATH author ID
grossmann.marcel

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Cause of death 1
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Doctoral advisors 1
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Given name 1
Instance of 1
Interested in 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
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Summary

Marcel Grossmann was born on April 9, 1878[1], in Budapest[2]. He died on September 7, 1936[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Marcel Grossmann include Marcel Grossmann Award[43], a science award[44].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Marcel Grossmann include Marcel Grossmann Award[43], a science award[44].

His notable doctoral advisees include Karl Kobelt[45], a politician[46], 1891–1968[47], of Switzerland[48] and Ferdinand Gonseth[49], a mathematician[50], 1890–1975[51], of Switzerland[52], specialised in philosophy of science[53].

FAQs

Where was Marcel Grossmann born?

Marcel Grossmann's place of birth was Budapest[2].

Where did Marcel Grossmann die?

Marcel Grossmann died in Zurich[4].

What did Marcel Grossmann do for work?

Marcel Grossmann worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Marcel Grossmann go to school?

Marcel Grossmann was educated at ETH Zurich[13], Berzsenyi Dániel Secondary School[14], and University of Zurich[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . 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. [19] ↑ . Dictionary of Scientific Biography. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . 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. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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