Adolph Göpel

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Adolph Göpel
Born(1812-09-29)September 29, 1812
Rostock, Germany
DiedJune 7, 1847(1847-06-07) (aged 34)
Berlin, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorEnno Dirksen

Adolph Göpel (29 September 1812 – 7 June 1847) was a German mathematician who did the first paper on hyperelliptic functions and who introduced Göpel tetrads.

Life and work[]

His uncle was a diplomat so he attended his first mathematical lectures in Italy when he was 13. He entered the Humboldt University of Berlin in 1829 and received his doctorate in 1835. He did not correspond with many mathematicians, excepting August Leopold Crelle. After his death some of his works were published in Crelle's Journal.

References[]

  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Adolph Göpel", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews

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