Walther Mayer

Summary

Walther Mayer is a human^[1]. He was born in Graz^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1887^[3]. He passed away in Princeton^[4]. He died on January 1, 1948^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Graz^[2], Walther Mayer…
• Walther Mayer died in Princeton^[4].
• Walther Mayer was born on January 1, 1887^[3].
• Walther Mayer was born on March 11, 1887^[9].
• Walther Mayer died on January 1, 1948^[5].
• Walther Mayer died on September 10, 1948^[10].
• Walther Mayer held citizenship in Austria^[11].
• Walther Mayer worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Walther Mayer's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Walther Mayer's education included a stint at University of Vienna^[12].
• Walther Mayer's education included a stint at Science Faculty of Paris^[13].
• Walther Mayer was educated at ETH Zurich^[14].
• Walther Mayer's education included a stint at University of Göttingen^[15].
• Walther Mayer is recorded as male^[16].
• Walther Mayer's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Walther Mayer supervised Eugene Lukacs as a doctoral student^[18].
• Walther Mayer supervised Gustav Bergmann as a doctoral student^[19].
• Walther Mayer's Commons category is recorded as Walther Mayer (mathematician)^[20].
• Walther Mayer's family name is recorded as Mayer^[21].
• Walther Mayer's given name is recorded as Walter^[22].
• Walther Mayer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits^[23].
• Walther Mayer's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Walther Mayer's place of birth was Graz^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1887^[3] and March 11, 1887^[9].

Education

Educated at University of Vienna^[12], a university^[25], in Austria^[26], founded in 1365^[27], headquartered in Vienna^[28]; Science Faculty of Paris^[13], a faculty^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1811^[31]; ETH Zurich^[14], an institute of technology^[32], in Switzerland^[33], founded in 1855^[34], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[35]; and University of Göttingen^[15], a campus university^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1734^[38], headquartered in Göttingen^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Doctoral students include Eugene Lukacs^[18], a mathematician^[40], 1906–1987^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[43], specialised in probability theory^[44] and Gustav Bergmann^[19], a philosopher of science^[45], 1906–1987^[46], of Austria^[47].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1948^[5] and September 10, 1948^[10]. Walther Mayer died in Princeton^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Walther Mayer include Mayer–Vietoris sequence^[48], a mathematical concept^[49].

Why It Matters

Walther Mayer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50]

He is credited with the discovery of chain complex^[51]. Entities named for him include Mayer–Vietoris sequence^[48], a mathematical concept^[49].

His notable doctoral advisees include Gustav Bergmann^[52], a philosopher of science^[53], 1906–1987^[54], of Austria^[55] and Eugene Lukacs^[56], a mathematician^[57], 1906–1987^[58], of United States^[59], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[60], specialised in probability theory^[61].

FAQs

Where was Walther Mayer born?

Born in Graz^[2], Walther Mayer…

Where did Walther Mayer die?

Walther Mayer died in Princeton^[4].

What did Walther Mayer do for work?

Walther Mayer worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Walther Mayer go to school?

Walther Mayer was educated at University of Vienna^[12], Science Faculty of Paris^[13], ETH Zurich^[14], and University of Göttingen^[15].

What did Walther Mayer discover?

Walther Mayer is credited as discoverer of chain complex^[51].