Curt Meyer Scientist

Curt Meyer (19 November 1919 – 18 April 2011) was a German mathematician. He made notable contributions to number theory.A native of Bremerhaven, Meyer obtained his doctorate from the Humboldt University of Berlin in 1950, under supervision of Helmut Hasse. In 1966 he became professor of mathematics at the University of Cologne, a position he held until 1985.Among his most important results is an alternative solution to the class number 1 problem, building on the original Stark–Heegner theorem.

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Curt Meyer
Birth dateNovember 19, 1919
Birth place
Bremerhaven
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathApril 18, 2011
Place of death
Bergisch Gladbach
Education
Humboldt University of Berlin

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doctoral advisor
doctoral student
Hans-Joachim Stender
Michael Pohst
Field of study
Mathematics

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