Transcending Tradition: Jewish Mathematicians in German Speaking Academic Culture

Transcending Tradition: Jewish Mathematicians in German Speaking Academic Culture
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9783642224645
ISBN-13 : 3642224644
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Book Synopsis Transcending Tradition: Jewish Mathematicians in German Speaking Academic Culture by : Birgit Bergmann

Download or read book Transcending Tradition: Jewish Mathematicians in German Speaking Academic Culture written by Birgit Bergmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-22 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion publication to the international exhibition "Transcending Tradition: Jewish Mathematicians in German-Speaking Academic Culture", the catalogue explores the working lives and activities of Jewish mathematicians in German-speaking countries during the period between the legal and political emancipation of the Jews in the 19th century and their persecution in Nazi Germany. It highlights the important role Jewish mathematicians played in all areas of mathematical culture during the Wilhelmine Empire and the Weimar Republic, and recalls their emigration, flight or death after 1933.


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