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Constantin Carathéodory (or Constantine Karatheodori; Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καραθεοδωρή; 13 September 1873 – 2 February 1950) was a Greek mathematician who spent most of his professional career in Germany. He made significant contributions to the theory of functions of a real variable, the calculus of variations, and measure theory. His work also includes important results in conformal representations and in the theory of boundary correspondence.In 1909, Carathéodory pioneered the Axiomatic Formulation of Thermodynamics along a purely geometrical approach.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 13, 1873
Birth place	Berlin , German Empire
Nationality	Greece
Date of death	February 02, 1950
Place of death	Germany , Munich , West Germany
Education	Humboldt University of Berlin University of Göttingen
Known for	Carathéodory's theorem Carathéodory conjecture

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