Oswald Hermes

Dr. phil. Universität Breslau 1849
Person human Q95261714
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Oswald Hermes

Summary

Oswald Hermes is a human[1]. He was born on April 25, 1826[2]. He died on January 1, 1909[3]. He worked as a pedagogue[4], secondary school teacher[5], mathematician[6], and editor[7].

Key Facts

  • Oswald Hermes was born on April 25, 1826[2].
  • Oswald Hermes died on January 1, 1909[3].
  • Oswald Hermes worked as a pedagogue[4].
  • Oswald Hermes's professions included secondary school teacher[5].
  • Oswald Hermes's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Oswald Hermes worked as an editor[7].
  • Oswald Hermes's field of work was mathematics[8].
  • Oswald Hermes's field of work was analytic geometry[9].
  • Oswald Hermes's field of work was polyhedron[10].
  • Oswald Hermes's field of work was astronomy[11].
  • Oswald Hermes's field of work was mathematical geography[12].
  • Oswald Hermes's education included a stint at University of Wrocław[13].
  • Oswald Hermes's doctoral advisor was Ernst Kummer[14].
  • Oswald Hermes's doctoral advisor was Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi[15].
  • Oswald Hermes is recorded as male[16].
  • Oswald Hermes's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Oswald Hermes's Commons category is recorded as Oswald Hermes[18].
  • Oswald Hermes's family name is recorded as Hermes[19].
  • Oswald Hermes's given name is recorded as Oswald[20].
  • Oswald Hermes's work location is recorded as Berlin[21].
  • Oswald Hermes's work location is recorded as Wrocław[22].
  • Oswald Hermes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Oswald Hermes's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Oswald Hermes was born on April 25, 1826[2].

Education

Oswald Hermes's education included a stint at University of Wrocław[13]. Doctoral advisors include Ernst Kummer[14], a mathematician[25], 1810–1893[26], of Kingdom of Prussia[27], awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[28], specialised in number theory[29] and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi[15], a mathematician[30], 1804–1851[31], of Kingdom of Prussia[32], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[33], specialised in differential geometry[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pedagogue[4], secondary school teacher[5], mathematician[6], and editor[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[8], an academic discipline[35]; analytic geometry[9], a branch of mathematics[36]; polyhedron[10]; astronomy[11], a branch of science[37]; and mathematical geography[12], a branch of geography[38].

Death and Burial

Oswald Hermes died on January 1, 1909[3].

FAQs

What did Oswald Hermes do for work?

Oswald Hermes worked as pedagogue[4], secondary school teacher[5], mathematician[6], and editor[7].

Where did Oswald Hermes go to school?

Oswald Hermes was educated at University of Wrocław[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed German
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    Educated at University of Wrocław
    Given name Oswald
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