Richard Brauer Scientist

Richard Dagobert Brauer (February 10, 1901 – April 17, 1977) was a leading German and American mathematician. He worked mainly in abstract algebra, but made important contributions to number theory. He was the founder of modular representation theory.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 10, 1901
Birth place	Charlottenburg
Nationality	Germany United States
Date of death	April 17, 1977
Place of death	Belmont Massachusetts
Residence	Germany , United States
Education	Humboldt University of Berlin
Known for	Brauer's theorem on induced characters

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Scientist

doctoral advisor	Erhard Schmidt Issai Schur
doctoral student	R. H. Bruck Nathan Mendelsohn Stephen Arthur Jennings J. Carson Mark Donald John Lewis Robert Steinberg Cecil J. Nesbitt
Field of study	Mathematician Scientist