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Wolfgang Gröbner

Austrian mathematician

Died when: 81 years 200 days (978 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Wolfgang Gröbner

Wolfgang Gröbner (11 February 1899 – 20 August 1980) was an Austrian mathematician.His name is best known for the Gröbner basis, used for computations in algebraic geometry.

However, the theory of Gröbner bases for polynomial rings was developed by his student Bruno Buchberger in 1965, who named them for Gröbner.

Gröbner is also known for the Alekseev-Gröbner formula, which is actually proven by him.


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