Walter Schnee

German mathematician (1885-1958)
Person Human Q90640

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 8, 1885
Date of death
June 10, 1958
Place of birth
Rawicz
Place of death
Leipzig
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Doctoral student
Herbert Beckert, Helmut H. Schaefer, Rolf Reißig, Wilhelm Walter Bergk, Elsa Martha Hergerdt, Johanna Maria Schwarzburger, Willy Langer, Günter Herfurth, Johannes Strauch, Gisela Wolff, Hans Wußing[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Work location
Leipzig
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Family name
Schnee
Given name
Walter
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Name in native language
Walter Schnee
🏷️ Also known as
en Walter Schnee
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
306226828
Catalogus Professorum Lipsiensis ID
Schnee_320
DDB person (GND) ID
1052702201
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1052702201
Freebase ID
/m/0j7mkwz
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1052702201
Leipziger Biographie ID
024
MR Author ID
534750
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
47631
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
23999776X
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Prabook ID
1780081
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvRXmw7mwD8YqvjMWPG73
ZbMATH author ID
schnee.walter

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Summary

Walter Schnee's place of birth was Rawicz[1]. He was born on August 8, 1885[2]. He died in Leipzig[3]. He died on June 10, 1958[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Body

Education

Doctoral advisors include Ferdinand Georg Frobenius[11], a mathematician[25], 1849–1917[26], of Kingdom of Prussia[27], specialised in algebra[28] and Friedrich Schottky[12], a mathematician[29], 1851–1935[30], of Prussia[31], specialised in mathematics[32].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Leipzig University[8], a public university[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1409[35], headquartered in Leipzig[36] and University of Wrocław[9], a university[37], in Poland[38], founded in 1702[39]. Doctoral students include Herbert Beckert[14], a mathematician[40], 1920–2004[41], of Germany[42], awarded the National Prize of East Germany[43], specialised in mathematics[44]; Helmut H. Schaefer[15], a mathematician[45], 1925–2005[46], of Germany[47], specialised in mathematics[48]; Rolf Reißig[16]; Wilhelm Walter Bergk[17]; Elsa Martha Hergerdt[18], b. 1898[49]; and Johanna Maria Schwarzburger[19].

FAQs

Where was Walter Schnee born?

Walter Schnee's place of birth was Rawicz[1].

Where did Walter Schnee die?

Walter Schnee passed away in Leipzig[3].

What did Walter Schnee do for work?

Walter Schnee worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Walter Schnee go to school?

Walter Schnee was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[10].

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    Employer → Leipzig University, University of Wrocław
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