Eduard Heine Scientist

Heinrich Eduard Heine (March 16, 1821, Berlin–October 21, 1881, Halle) was a German mathematician.Heine became known for results on special functions and in real analysis. In particular, he authored an important treatise on spherical harmonics and Legendre functions (Handbuch der Kugelfunctionen). He also investigated basic hypergeometric series. He introduced the Mehler–Heine formula.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1821
Birth place	Berlin , Prussia
Nationality	Germany
Date of death	January 01, 1881
Place of death	Halle (Saale) , Prussia
Residence	Prussia
Education	Humboldt University of Berlin
Known for	Uniform continuity