Walther von Dyck

Walther von Dyck
Walther von Dyck
8th Rector of the Technical University of Munich
	In office; 1919–1925
Preceded by	[de]
Succeeded by	Jonathan Zenneck
1st Rector of the Technical University of Munich
	In office; 1903–1906
Preceded by	Position renamed
Succeeded by	Friedrich von Thiersch
7th Director of the Technical University of Munich
	In office; 1900–1903
Preceded by	[de]
Succeeded by	Position renamed
Personal details
Born	December 6, 1856; Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	November 5, 1934 (aged 77); Munich, Nazi Germany
Nationality	German
Education	Technical University of Munich
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Thesis	Über regulär verzweigte Riemannsche Flächen und die durch sie definierten Irrationalitäten (1879)
Doctoral advisor	Felix Klein

Walther Franz Anton von Dyck (6 December 1856 – 5 November 1934), born Dyck and later ennobled, was a German mathematician. He is credited with being the first to define a mathematical group, in the modern sense in (von Dyck 1882). He laid the foundations of combinatorial group theory,^[1] being the first to systematically study a group by generators and relations.

Biography[]

Bust of Walther von Dyck at his grave in Munich

Von Dyck was a student of Felix Klein,^[1] and served as chairman of the commission publishing Klein's encyclopedia. Von Dyck was also the editor of Kepler's works. He promoted technological education as rector of the Technische Hochschule of Munich.^[2] He was a Plenary Speaker of the ICM in 1908 at Rome.^[3]

Von Dyck is the son of the Bavarian painter Hermann Dyck.

Legacy[]

The Dyck language in formal language theory is named after him,^[4] as are Dyck's theorem and Dyck's surface in the theory of surfaces, together with the von Dyck groups, the Dyck tessellations, Dyck paths, and the Dyck graph.

Publications[]

von Dyck, Walther (1882), "Gruppentheoretische Studien (Group-theoretical Studies)", Mathematische Annalen (in German), 20 (1): 1–44, doi:10.1007/BF01443322, hdl:2027/njp.32101075301422, ISSN 0025-5831, S2CID 179178038.

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stillwell, John (2002), Mathematics and its history, Springer, p. 374, ISBN 978-0-387-95336-6
^ Rowe, David E. (November 2008). "Review of Walther von Dyck (1856–1934). Mathematik, Technik und Wissenschaftsorganisation an der TH München". Historia Mathematica. 35 (4): 333–334. doi:10.1016/j.hm.2008.08.002.
^ Dyck, W. von (1909). "Die Encyklopädie der mathematischen Wissenschaften". In G. Castelnuovo (ed.). Atti del IV Congresso Internazionale dei Matematici (Roma, 6–11 Aprile 1908). vol. 1. pp. 123–134. |volume= has extra text (help)
^ "Udacity CS262". Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

References[]

Ulf Hashagen: Walther von Dyck (1856–1934). Mathematik, Technik und Wissenschaftsorganisation an der TH München, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-515-08359-6

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[stillwell374-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stillwell, John (2002), Mathematics and its history, Springer, p. 374, ISBN 978-0-387-95336-6

[2] Rowe, David E. (November 2008). "Review of Walther von Dyck (1856–1934). Mathematik, Technik und Wissenschaftsorganisation an der TH München". Historia Mathematica. 35 (4): 333–334. doi:10.1016/j.hm.2008.08.002.

[3] Dyck, W. von (1909). "Die Encyklopädie der mathematischen Wissenschaften". In G. Castelnuovo (ed.). Atti del IV Congresso Internazionale dei Matematici (Roma, 6–11 Aprile 1908). vol. 1. pp. 123–134. |volume= has extra text (help)

[Udacity-4] "Udacity CS262". Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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Walther von Dyck


8th Rector of the Technical University of Munich
In office 1919–1925
Preceded by	[de]
Succeeded by	Jonathan Zenneck
1st Rector of the Technical University of Munich
In office 1903–1906
Preceded by	Position renamed
Succeeded by	Friedrich von Thiersch
7th Director of the Technical University of Munich
In office 1900–1903
Preceded by	[de]
Succeeded by	Position renamed

Personal details
Born	(1856-12-06)December 6, 1856 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	November 5, 1934(1934-11-05) (aged 77) Munich, Nazi Germany
Nationality	German
Education	Technical University of Munich

Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Thesis	Über regulär verzweigte Riemannsche Flächen und die durch sie definierten Irrationalitäten (1879)
Doctoral advisor	Felix Klein