Mathematician:Karl Zsigmondy

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Mathematician

Austrian mathematician of Hungarian ethnicity, best known for Zsigmondy's Theorem, discovered in $1882$.


Nationality

Austrian, of Hungarian origin


History

  • Born: 27 March 1867 in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
  • 1886: Started study at University of Vienna
  • 1890: Awarded Ph.D.
  • 1890 -- 1894: Studied at the University of Berlin, University of Göttingen and the Sorbonne in Paris
  • 1894: Returned to Vienna
  • 1894 -- 1932: Worked at University of Vienna
  • Died: 14 October 1925 in Vienna, Austria


Theorems and Definitions

Results named for Karl Zsigmondy can be found here.


Publications