Paul Wolfskehl

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Paul Wolfskehl

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Paul Wolfskehl's Degrees

• PhD Mathematics University of Göttingen

Why Is Paul Wolfskehl Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Paul Friedrich Wolfskehl , was a physician with an interest in mathematics. He bequeathed 100,000 marks to the first person to prove Fermat's Last Theorem. He was the younger of two sons of a banker, Joseph Carl Theodor Wolfskehl. His elder brother, the jurist Wilhelm Otto Wolfskehl, took over the family bank after the death of his father. From 1875 to 1880 Paul Wolfskehl studied medicine at the Universities of Leipzig, Tübingen and Heidelberg. In 1880 he received his doctorate from the Heidelberg University. At about this time, he began to suffer from multiple sclerosis, which eventually forced him to pursue another career. From 1880 to 1883 he studied mathematics at the universities of Bonn and Bern. In 1887 he habilitated at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt and became a Privatdozent for mathematics at the university.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Paul Wolfskehl?

Paul Wolfskehl is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Göttingen
• Technische Universität Darmstadt