Heinrich Emil Timerding
Heinrich Carl Franz Emil Timerding (23 Jan. 1873 in Strasbourg[1] – 1945 in Braunschweig) was a German mathematician, professor at the Technical University Braunschweig, mainly known for his contributions to probability theory.
He was awarded the Brunswick and the Prussian War Merit Cross, the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) of the Order of Henry the Lion, and in 1938 the Nazi Civil Service Faithful Service Medal.[1]
Main publications
- Geometrie der Kräfte, Teubner, Leipzig 1908
- Die Erziehung der Anschauung, Teubner, Leipzig, 1912
- Handbuch der angewandten Mathematik Vol. 1. Praktische Analysis. Vol. 2. Darstellende Geometrie., Teubner 1914
- Analyse des Zufalls, 1915,
- Der goldene Schnitt, 1919
- Robert Mayer und die Entdeckung des Energiegesetzes, 1925.
References
- One Hundred Years of l’Enseignement Mathematique, Moments of Mathematics Education in the Twentieth Century, Geneva 2003
- Walter Kertz, Technische Universität Braunschweig vom Collegium Carolinum zur Technischen Universität 1745 – 1995, Hildesheim 1995
- Wolfgang Schneider, Die Technische Hochschule Braunschweig; Länderdienst, Verlag Berlin-West, Basel 1963
- Anders Hald, A history of mathematical statistics from 1750 to 1930, 1998 (ISBN 0471179124)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fritz Rehbock (Jul 1943). "Heinrich Timerding". Deutsche Mathematik 7 (2/3): 252—254. (On the occasion of his 70th birthday)
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