Rudolph Lipschitz | |
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 Rudolf Lipschitz | |
| Born | (1832-05-14)14 May 1832 |
| Died | 7 October 1903(1903-10-07) (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
| Known for | Lipschitz continuity Lipschitz integral condition Lipschitz quaternion |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Bonn |
| Doctoral advisor | Gustav Dirichlet Martin Ohm |
| Doctoral students | Felix Klein |
Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz (14 May 1832 – 7 October 1903) was a Germanmathematician who made contributions tomathematical analysis (where he gave his name to theLipschitz continuity condition) anddifferential geometry, as well asnumber theory,algebras withinvolution andclassical mechanics.
Rudolf Lipschitz was born on 14 May 1832 inKönigsberg. He was the son of a landowner and was raised at his father's estate at Bönkein which was near Königsberg.[1] He entered theUniversity of Königsberg when he was 15, but later moved to theUniversity of Berlin where he studied withGustav Dirichlet. Despite having his studies delayed by illness, in 1853 Lipschitz graduated with a PhD in Berlin.[2]
After receiving his PhD, Lipschitz started teaching at localGymnasiums. In 1857 he married Ida Pascha, the daughter of one of the landowners with an estate near to his father's,[1] and earned hishabilitation at theUniversity of Bonn, where he remained as aprivatdozent. In 1862 Lipschitz became an extraordinary professor at theUniversity of Breslau where he spent the following two years. In 1864 Lipschitz moved back to Bonn as a full professor. He was appointed Bonn's first chair of Mathematics in 1869.[3] He remained there for the rest of his career. Here he examined the dissertation ofFelix Klein. Lipschitz died on 7 October 1903 in Bonn.[4]
