Hermann Grassmann Scientist

Hermann Günther Grassmann (German: Graßmann; April 15, 1809 – September 26, 1877) was a German polymath, renowned in his day as a linguist and now also admired as a mathematician. He was also a physicist, neohumanist, general scholar, and publisher. His mathematical work was little noted until he was in his sixties.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Hermann Graßmann
Birth date	April 15, 1809
Birth place	Szczecin , Province of Pomerania (1653–1815)
Date of death	September 26, 1877
Place of death	Szczecin , Province of Pomerania (1815–1945)
Residence	German Empire , Kingdom of Prussia
Education	Humboldt University of Berlin
Known for	Multilinear algebra