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Aurel Voss

1845-12-07 – 1931-04-19

Life & Legacy

Aurel Voss (7 December 1845, Altona, Germany – 19 April 1931, Munich, Germany) was a German mathematician, best known today for his contributions to geometry and mechanics. He served as president of the German Mathematical Society for the 1898 term.
He was a professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München from 1902 until 1923. He became Emeritus in 1923.
In 1880, Voss published a version of the contracted Bianchi identities.

Occupation & Career

mathematician, university teacher, teacher

Education

University of Göttingen

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art

Employer

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · University of Erlangen–Nuremberg · University of Würzburg

Organizations & Memberships

Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Schwarzburgbund

Education & Institutions

University of Göttingen

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q775113 — wikidata View source

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