Mathematician:Leo August Pochhammer

German mathematician known for his work on special functions.

Also known for the Pochhammer symbol.

Nationality
German

History

 * Born: 25 August 1841 in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt
 * Died: 24 March 1920 in Kiel

Theorems and Definitions

 * Pochhammer Symbol
 * Generalized Pochhammer Symbol
 * $q$-Pochhammer Symbol
 * Pochhammer Contour

Books and Papers

 * 1863: De superficiei undarum derivatione
 * 1870: Hypergeometrische Functionen $n$ter Ordnung
 * 1876: Biegung des Kreiscylinders--Fortpflanzungs-Geschwindigkeit kleiner Schwingungen in einem Kreiscylinder
 * 1879: Untersuchungen über das Gleichgewicht eines elastischen Stabes
 * 1893: Beitrag zur Frage des Universitäts-Studium der Frauen