Hermann Brunn

Karl Hermann Brunn (August 1, 1862 – September 20, 1939) was a German mathematician, known for his work in convex geometry (see Brunn–Minkowski inequality) and in knot theory (see Brunnian links).

Life and work

Hermann Brunn was born in Rome, and grew up in Munich.[1] He studied mathematics and physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, graduating in 1887 with the thesis Ueber Ovale und Eiflachen (About ovals and eggforms).[2] He habilitated in 1889.

References

  1. ^ Kjeldsen, T.H. (2009). "Egg-forms and measure-bodies: different mathematical practices in the early history of the modern theory of convexity.". Sci. Context 22 (85–113): 1. 
  2. ^ Brunn, H. (1887). Ueber Ovale und Eiflachen. Munich: Akademische Buchdruckerei von F. Straub.