Aurel Voss | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 April 1931 | (aged 85)
Education |
University of Hannover University of Göttingen University of Heidelberg (Deegre) University of Göttingen ( PhD) |
Known for | Contracted Bianchi identities |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Doctoral advisor | Alfred Clebsch |
Doctoral students |
Ludwig Berwald Hugo Dingler Fritz Noether |
Aurel Voss (7 December 1845 – 19 April 1931) was a German mathematician, best known today for his contributions to geometry and mechanics. [1] [2] He served as president of the German Mathematical Society for the 1898 term. He was a professor at the University of Munich during 1902–1923. He became Emeritus in 1923.
In 1880, Voss published a version of the contracted Bianchi identities. [3] [4]
Voss studied Mathematics and Physics at the University of Hannover, the University of Göttingen and the University of Heidelberg between 1864 and 1868.
He received a PhD from the University of Göttingen the following year.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering Sciences by TH Munich in 1915.