Emil Hilb
Encyclopedia
Emil Hilb was a German-Jewish mathematician who worked in the fields of special functions, differential equation
s, and difference equations. He was one of the authors of the Enzyklopädie der mathematischen Wissenschaften (Encyclopedia of mathematical sciences), contributing on the topics of trigonometric series and differential equations. He wrote a book on Lamé function
s.
Hilb obtained his Ph.D. in 1903 under the supervision of Ferdinand von Lindemann
. He worked as a high school mathematics teacher in Augsburg
until 1906, when Max Noether
hired him as an assistant; in 1908 he found a position as a lecturer at the University of Erlangen. He won a position as a professor at the University of Würzburg
in 1909, in preference over Ernst Zermelo
. His students at Würzberg included Richard Bär, who later became a distinguished experimental physicist, Otto Haupt
, and Axel Schur.
Differential equation
A differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders...
s, and difference equations. He was one of the authors of the Enzyklopädie der mathematischen Wissenschaften (Encyclopedia of mathematical sciences), contributing on the topics of trigonometric series and differential equations. He wrote a book on Lamé function
Lamé function
In mathematics, a Lamé function is a solution of Lamé's equation, a second-order ordinary differential equation. It was introduced in the paper . Lamé's equation appears in the method of separation of variables applied to the Laplace equation in elliptic coordinates...
s.
Hilb obtained his Ph.D. in 1903 under the supervision of Ferdinand von Lindemann
Ferdinand von Lindemann
Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann was a German mathematician, noted for his proof, published in 1882, that π is a transcendental number, i.e., it is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients....
. He worked as a high school mathematics teacher in Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
until 1906, when Max Noether
Max Noether
Max Noether was a German mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry and the theory of algebraic functions. He has been called "one of the finest mathematicians of the nineteenth century".-Biography:...
hired him as an assistant; in 1908 he found a position as a lecturer at the University of Erlangen. He won a position as a professor at the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
in 1909, in preference over Ernst Zermelo
Ernst Zermelo
Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Zermelo was a German mathematician, whose work has major implications for the foundations of mathematics and hence on philosophy. He is known for his role in developing Zermelo–Fraenkel axiomatic set theory and his proof of the well-ordering theorem.-Life:He graduated...
. His students at Würzberg included Richard Bär, who later became a distinguished experimental physicist, Otto Haupt
Otto Haupt
Otto Haupt was a German Mathematician.He obtained his PhD in 1911 under the supervision of Georg Rost and Emil Hilb at the University of Würzburg, and became a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg...
, and Axel Schur.
Books
- Beiträge zur theorie der lame'schen FunktionenLamé functionIn mathematics, a Lamé function is a solution of Lamé's equation, a second-order ordinary differential equation. It was introduced in the paper . Lamé's equation appears in the method of separation of variables applied to the Laplace equation in elliptic coordinates...
(Contributions to the theory of Lamé functionLamé functionIn mathematics, a Lamé function is a solution of Lamé's equation, a second-order ordinary differential equation. It was introduced in the paper . Lamé's equation appears in the method of separation of variables applied to the Laplace equation in elliptic coordinates...
s), München, 1903 - Über Integraldarstellungen willkürlicher Funktionen (On integral representations of arbitrary functions), Teubner, 1908
- Enzyklopädie der mathematischen Wissenschaften (Encyclopedia of the Mathematical Sciences), second volume, edited by H. Burkhardt, W. Wirtinger, R. Fricke, and E. Hilb – downloadable pdf files from the University of Göttingen (German)
Other biographical sources on Hilb
- Haupt, Otto (1933) Emil Hilb, Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker Vereinigung (Annual Report of the German Mathematical Association), 42, pages 183–198
- Naas, L. and Schmid, H.L. (1961) Neue Deutsche Biographie II (New German Biography II), Berlin (Duncker & Humblot) 1972, page 115 (Otto Haupt) Mathematisches Wörterbuch, Bd. 1, Berlin/Leipzig (Akademieverlag/Teubner), page 729
- Poggendorff, J.C. (1937) biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch für Mathematik, Astronomie,Physik, Chemie und verwandte Wissensgebiete, Bd. V. Leipzig-Berlin 1926, page 536, Bd. VI, Leipzig-Berlin 1937, pages 1117
- Reindl, Maria (1966) Lehre und Forschung in Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, insbesondere Astronomie, an der Universität Würzburg von der Gründung bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, Quellen und Beiträge zur Geschichte der Universität Würzburg (teaching and research in mathematics and natural sciences, especially astronomy, at the University of Würzburg from its founding until the 20th century), Beiheft 1, (Hrsg. v. Otto Volk), Neustadt an der Ausch, (Degener & Co.), pages 79–80
- Strätz, Reiner (1989) Biographisches Handbuch Würzburger Juden (biographical handbook of Jews in Würzburg) 19001945, Würzburg (Ferdinand Schöningh), pages 262–263