Bernd Fischer

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Bernd Fischer (born 1936[1] –) is a German mathematician.

He is best known to his contributions to the classification of finite simple groups, and three sporadic groups are named “Fischer groups” after him.

He did his PhD in 1963 at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main under the direction of Reinhold Baer[2][3].

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  1. ^ Mathematicians involved in the quest for the atoms of symmetry, from Galois and Lie to Feit, Thompson, Gorenstein, Janko, Conway, Fischer, Griess, Borcherds, and others
  2. ^ The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Bernd Fischer
  3. ^ Ronan, Mark (2006). Symmetry Monster. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280722-6. 
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