Mathematician:Bernd Fischer

Mathematician

German mathematician best known to his contributions to the classification of finite simple groups.

Discovered several of the sporadic groups:

Introduced 3-transposition groups

Constructed the three Fischer groups

Described the Baby Monster and computed its character table

Predicted the existence of the Fischer-Griess Monster.

Nationality

American

History

• Born: 18 December 1936
• Died: 13 August 2020

Theorems and Definitions

• Fischer Groups
• Baby Monster
• Fischer-Griess Monster (with Robert Louis Griess, Jr.)

Definitions of concepts named for Bernd Fischer can be found here.