Mathematician:Max Noether

Mathematician

German mathematician (also occasionally rendered Nöther) notable for his work in algebraic geometry and algebraic functions.

Father of Emmy Noether.

Nationality

German

History

• Born: 24 Sept 1844, Mannheim, Baden, Germany.
• 1858: Suffered polio, after which he was handicapped for life.
• 1865: Entered University of Heidelberg.
• 5th March 1868: Obtained doctorate.
• 1869: Started teaching at University of Göttingen.
• 28 August 1880: married Ida Amalia Kaufmann.
• 1888: Moved to the University of Erlangen.
• Died: 13 Dec 1921, Erlangen, Germany.

Theorems and Definitions

• Brill-Noether Theory (with Alexander von Brill)
• Riemann-Brill-Noether Theorem (with Bernhard Riemann and Alexander von Brill)
• Noether's Theorem on Rationality for Surfaces
• Max Noether's Theorem
• Noether Inequality
• Noetherian Conditions

Results named for Max Noether can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Max Noether can be found here.

Publications

• 1870: Über Flachen welche Schaaren rationaler Curven besitzen (habilitation thesis)
• 1870: Zur Theorie des eindeutigen Entsprechens algebraischer Gebilde von beliebig vielen Dimensionen
• 1870: Über die eindeutigen Raumtransformationen, insbesondere in ihrer Anwendung auf die Abbildung algebraischer Flächen
• 1873: Über einen Satz aus der Theorie der algebraischen Functionen (in which Noetherian Conditions are defined)
• 1874: Über die algebraischen Functionen und ihre Anwendung in der Geometrie (with Alexander von Brill)

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Max Noether": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive