Mathematician:Leo August Pochhammer

Mathematician

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

Definitions of concepts named for Leo August Pochhammer can be found here.

Publications

• 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

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Leo August Pochhammer": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive