Hermann Minkowski

Hermann Minkowski (June 22, 1864 - January 12, 1909) was a Jewish German mathematician who developed the geometrical theory of numbers and who used geometrical methods to solve difficult problems in number theory, mathematical physics, and the theory of relativity.

See also

• Minkowski space
• Minkowski diagram
• Minkowski's theorem
• Minkowski addition
• Minkowski inequality
• Minkowski functional
• Minkowski-Bouligand dimension
• Hasse-Minkowski theorem
• Abraham-Minkowski controversy
• Minkowski (crater)