Mathematician:Hans Julius Zassenhaus

Mathematician

German mathematician who did significant work in abstract algebra, and also pioneered the science of computer algebra.

Nationality

German

History

• Born: 28 May 1912, Koblenz-Moselweiss, Germany
• Died: 21 Nov 1991 in Columbus, Ohio, USA

Theorems and Definitions

• Schreier-Zassenhaus Theorem (with Otto Schreier)
• Zassenhaus Lemma
• Zassenhaus Group
• Zassenhaus Dual Expansion
• Cantor-Zassenhaus Algorithm (with David G. Cantor)
• Schur-Zassenhaus Theorem (with Issai Schur)

Results named for Hans Julius Zassenhaus can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Hans Julius Zassenhaus can be found here.

Publications

• 1937: Lehrbuch der Gruppentheorie (Textbook of group theory)

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Hans Julius Zassenhaus": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive