Heinrich Scherk

Heinrich Ferdinand Scherk (27 October 1798 – 4 October 1885) was a German mathematician notable for his work on minimal surfaces and the distribution of prime numbers. He is also notable as the doctoral advisor of Ernst Kummer.

Heinrich Scherk
Heinrich Ferdinand Scherk
Born	(1798-10-27)27 October 1798 Posen, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	4 October 1885(1885-10-04) (aged 86) Bremen, German Empire
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Universität Berlin
Known for	Distribution of prime numbers Scherk surface
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Universität Halle-Wittenberg Universität zu Kiel
Doctoral advisor	Friedrich Bessel Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes
Doctoral students	Ernst Kummer

External links

• (in German) Biography of Scherk
• Heinrich Scherk at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• MacTutor biography of Scherk