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Issai Schur and his school in Berlin. (English) Zbl 0494.01007

Summary: The paper contains a short biographical note about Issai Schur (1875–1941) and a brief description of his published work. Reference is made to the development of algebraic ideal by Schur and by some of his eminent pupils. The author also relates his experiences as a student at the Humboldt University, Berlin, 1928–1933.
{It is remarked that in his early publications the initial letter was written J (not I) which has caused som confusion.}
This paper is the text of a lecture delivered to the London Mathematical Society at its meeting A hundred years of algebra. 1830–1930 in Oxford.

MSC:

01A60 History of mathematics in the 20th century
01A70 Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies
11-03 History of number theory
20-03 History of group theory

Biographic References:

Schur, Issai
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