Albert Wangerin
| Friedrich Heinrich Albert Wangerin | |
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| Born | November 18, 1844 Greifenberg, Germany |
| Died | October 25, 1933 (aged 88) Halle, Germany |
| Residence | Halle |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions |
University of Berlin University of Halle-Wittenberg |
| Alma mater |
University of Halle-Wittenberg University of Königsberg |
| Known for | Research on potential theory, spherical functions and differential geometry Writing textbooks, encyclopaedias and his historical writings |
Friedrich Heinrich Albert Wangerin (November 18, 1844 – October 25, 1933) was a German mathematician.
Wangerin was born on November 18, 1844 in GreifenbergPomerania, Prussia (now Gryfice, Poland). He studied at the gymnasium at Greifenberg and completed his final examination with an "excellent" grade in 1862.
In spring 1862, Wangerin entered the University of Halle-Wittenberg, where he studied Mathematics and Physics. He was taught by mathematicians Eduard Heine and Carl Neumann. In 1864 he moved to the University of Königsberg. He worked under the supervision of German mathematician Franz Ernst Neumann. He competed his doctorate from Königsberg University on March 16, 1866. His doctorate thesis was De annulis Newtonianis.
After he completing his doctorate, Wangerin took the examinations to become a school teacher. From 1866 to 1867, he trained at the Friedrichswerdersche Gymnasium, Berlin. From 1867 to 1876, he taught mathematics at several gymnasiums.
Wangerin became Professor at the University of Berlin in 1876. He taught mathematics to the first year undergraduates. He left the University of Berlin in 1882 and became ordinary professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg. The chair of ordinary professor had fallen vacant because of the death of Eduard Heine, the former teacher of Wangerin.
Wangerin held professorship at Halle for more than thirty five years. During the academic year 1910-11, he was rector of the university. He retired in 1919.
After the retirement, Wangerin continued to live in Halle. He was active in mathematical research. He died on October 25, 1933 in Halle.
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