Edmund Landau

Edmund Georg Hermann Landau (February 14, 1877 - February 19, 1938) was a German mathematician and author of over 250 papers on number theory.

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February 14 - 1877 - February 19 - 1938 - German - Mathematician - Number theory

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Landau studied mathematics at the University of Berlin and

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Mathematics - Berlin

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received his doctorate in 1899 and his habilitation (the post-doctoral

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qualification required in German universities) in 1901.

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Landau taught at the University of Berlin from 1899 until 1909 and held

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a chair at the University of Göttingen from 1909 until he was forced out

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by the Nazi regime in 1933. Thereafter he lectured only outside of

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Germany.

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In 1903 Landau gave a much simpler proof than was then known of the

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prime number theorem and later presented the first systematic

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treatment of analytic number theory. He also made important contributions

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to complex analysis.

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Hardy wrote that no one was ever more passionately devoted to mathematics than Landau. This is amply evidenced by his books on the axiomatic foundations of analysis and number theory.

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