Mathematician:Hans Freudenthal
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Mathematician
German born Dutch mathematician, made substantial contributions to algebraic topology.
Took an interest in literature, philosophy, history and mathematics education.
One of the most important figures in mathematics education in the $20$th century.
Nationality
German, later Dutch
History
- Born: 17 September 1905 in Luckenwalde, Germany
- Died: 13 October 1990 in Utrecht, The Netherlands
Theorems and Definitions
- Freudenthal Algebra
- Freudenthal Magic Square
- Freudenthal Spectral Theorem
- Freudenthal's Suspension Theorem
- Impossible Puzzle
Publications
- 1931: Über die Enden topologischer Räume und Gruppen (Math. Z. Vol. 33: pp. 692 – 713)
- 1936: Teilweise geordnete Moduln (Proc. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam Vol. 39: pp. 641 – 651)
- 1937: Über die Klassen der Sphärenabbildungen. I. Große Dimensionen (Compos. Math. Vol. 5: pp. 299 – 314)
- 1960: Lincos: design of a language for cosmic intercourse
- 1969: Linear Lie Groups (with Hendrik de Vries)
- 1972: Mathematics as an Educational Task
- 1986: Didactical Phenomenology of Mathematical Structures
- 1991: Revisiting Mathematics Education
- 2015: El viaje de Ofantito (with Matías Freudenthal)
- 1968: Founded the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics
Sources
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Hans Freudenthal": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Freudenthal, Hans (1905-90)
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Freudenthal, Hans (1905-90)