Transcending Tradition: Jewish Mathematicians in German Speaking Academic Culture

Bergmann, Birgit; Epple, Moritz; Ungar, Ruti

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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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2011-10-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783642224638

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22464-5

Dimensions: 297cm x210cm

Pages: 289