| Karl Zsigmondy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 March 1867 (1867-03-27) Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 14 October 1925(1925-10-14) (aged 58) Vienna, Austria |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Zsigmondy's theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Vienna |
Karl Zsigmondy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʒiɡmondi]) (27 March 1867 – 14 October 1925) was an Austro-Hungarian mathematician. He was a son of Adolf Zsigmondy from Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia) and his mother was Irma von Szakmáry of Martonvásár, Kingdom of Hungary.
He studied (1886–1890) and worked (1894–1925) at the University of Vienna. After his PhD, in 1890, he studied at the University of Berlin, University of Göttingen and at the Sorbonne in Paris, but came back to Vienna in 1894. He discovered Zsigmondy's theorem in 1892.
He was the brother of the mountain climber Emil Zsigmondy and the Nobel Laureate chemist Richard Adolf Zsigmondy.
References
- K. Zsigmondy (1892). "Zur Theorie der Potenzreste". Journal Monatshefte für Mathematik. 3 (1): 265–284. doi:10.1007/BF01692444. hdl:10338.dmlcz/120560. S2CID 120649798.
- Th. Schmid (1927). "Karl Zsigmondy". Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung. 36: 167–168.
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Categories:- 1867 births
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- Mathematicians from Austria-Hungary
- Academic staff of the University of Vienna
- University of Vienna alumni
- University of Paris alumni
- University of Göttingen alumni
- Austrian people of Hungarian descent
- Austrian expatriates in Germany
- Austrian expatriates in France
- Scientists from Vienna
- 20th-century Austrian mathematicians
- Rectors of universities in Austria
- Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery