Friedrich Wilhelm Schäfke
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Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Schäfke (July 21, 1922; Berlin
, Weimar Germany – April 4, 2010) was a German
mathematician
and professor
of geometry
.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Weimar Germany – April 4, 2010) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
.
Writings
- Mathieusche Funktionen und Sphäroidfunktionen mit Anwendungen auf physikalische und technische Probleme, Springer 1954, with Josef Meixner
- Einführung in die Theorie der speziellen Funktionen der mathematischen Physik, Springer 1963
- Differenzierbare Abbildungen, Köln 1967, with Dietrich Krekel und Dieter Schmdit
- Quasimetrische Räume und quasinormierte Gruppen, Birlinghoven St. Augustin 1971
- Gewöhnliche Differentialgleichungen. Die Grundlagen die Theorie im Reellen und Komplexen, Springer 1973, ISBN 3-540-05865-6, with Dieter Schmdit
- Integrale, 1992, ISBN 3-411-15431-4, with Dieter Hoffmann