Mathematician:Neumann

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Neumann may refer to:


Carl Gottfried Neumann $($$\text {1832}$ – $\text {1925}$$)$

German mathematician who dealt almost exclusively with problems arising from physics.
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John von Neumann $($$\text {1903}$ – $\text {1957}$$)$

Hungarian-American mathematician who made major contributions to a vast range of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodic theory, continuous geometry, economics, computer science, numerical analysis and statistics, to name but a few.

Founded the field of game theory in collaboration with Oskar Morgenstern.

Generally regarded as one of the foremost mathematicians in modern history.
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Bernhard Hermann Neumann $($$\text {1909}$ – $\text {2002}$$)$

German-born mathematician who was one of the leaders in the field of group theory.

Husband of Hanna Neumann and father of Peter Michael Neumann.
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Hanna Neumann $($$\text {1914}$ – $\text {1971}$$)$

German-born mathematician active in the field of group theory.
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Peter Michael Neumann $($$\text {b. 1940}$$)$

British mathematician working mainly in the field of group theory.

Famous for solving Alhazen's Problem in 1997.

Son of Bernhard Hermann Neumann and Hanna Neumann.
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