Oskar Bolza
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Oskar Bolza (12 May 1857 – 5 July 1942) was a German mathematician, and student of Felix Klein. He was born in Bad Bergzabern, Palatinate, then a district of Bavaria, known for his research in the calculus of variations, particularly influenced by Karl Weierstrass' 1879 lectures on the subject.[2]
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Oskar Bolza | |
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Born | (1857-05-12)12 May 1857 |
Died | 5 July 1942(1942-07-05) (aged 85) Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Gottingen University of Berlin |
Known for | The Bolza problem[1] Bolza surface |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | University of Chicago Clark University |
Thesis | Über die Reduction hyperelliptischer Integrale erster Ordnung und erster Gattung auf elliptische, insbesondere über die Reduction durch eine Transformation vierten Grades (1886) |
Doctoral advisor | Felix Klein |
Doctoral students | |
Other notable students | Anne Bosworth |
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