Wilhelm Gross

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Wilhelm Gross

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Measure Theory

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Wilhelm Gross's Degrees

• PhD Mathematics University of Vienna

Why Is Wilhelm Gross Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Wilhelm Gross was an Austrian mathematician, known for the Gross star theorem. Wilhelm Gross graduated from the Gymnasium in Linz and then studied from 1905 to 1910 at the University of Vienna, where he received his Ph.D. on 20 May 1910 with Wilhelm Wirtinger as thesis advisor. In October 1910 Gross passed his teaching qualification examination in mathematics and physics. After a three-semester stay in Göttingen during the years 1910–1912, he became in 1912 an assistant and from 1913 a Privatdozent at the University of Vienna. In the year 1918 he was promoted there to professor extraordinarius. In the same year he was awarded the Richard Lieben Prize for his research on the calculus of variations, but he died of influenza in the 1918-1920 pandemic.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Wilhelm Gross?

Wilhelm Gross is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Vienna