Mathematician:William Richard Maximilian Hugo Threlfall

Mathematician

German mathematician whose main work was in topology.

Collaborated extensively with Karl Johannes Herbert Seifert.

Not to be confused with:

• William Threlfall the contemporary musician;
• William Threlfall (1799-1825) the missionary;
• Bill Threlfall (1925-2007) the cricket commentator.

Nationality

German (with an English father, which explains why his surname is English).

History

• Born: June 25th 1888 in Dresden, Germany
• Died: April 4 1949 in Oberwolfach, Germany

Publications

• 1932: Gruppenbilder
• 1934: Lehrbuch der Topologie (Lectures on Topology) (with Herbert Seifert)
• 1938: Variationsrechnung Im Grossen (Variational Calculus in the Large) (with Herbert Seifert)