Hermann Weyl

Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl, (German: [vaɪl]; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher. He worked at the University of Göttingen and at the Institute for Advanced Study. He was known for his works focusing on wormholes and general relativity.

Hermann Weyl
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Born	Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl (1885-11-09)9 November 1885 Elmshorn, German Empire
Died	8 December 1955(1955-12-08) (aged 70) Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Known for	List of topics named after Hermann Weyl Ontic structural realism Wormhole
Children	Fritz Joachim Weyl (1915–1977) Michael Weyl (1917–2011)
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society Lobachevsky Prize (1927) Gibbs Lecture (1948)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematical physics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study University of Göttingen ETH Zurich
Thesis	Singuläre Integralgleichungen mit besonder Berücksichtigung des Fourierschen Integraltheorems (1908)
Doctoral students	Alexander Weinstein
Other notable students	Saunders Mac Lane
Influences	Immanuel Kant Edmund Husserl L. E. J. Brouwer
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Hermann Weyl Media

• Hermann Weyl (left) with Ernst Peschl

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  The Theory of Groups and Quantum Mechanics (translated from the second, revised German edition by Howard P. Robertson)

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  Temps, espace, matière (French, 1922)

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  Space, Time, Matter (English, 1922: translated from German from Henry L. Brose)

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  Raum - Zeit - Materie (German, 1918)