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Helmut Hasse

1898 – 1979

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Helmut Hasse was a German mathematician working in algebraic number theory, known for fundamental contributions to class field theory, the application of p-adic numbers to local class field theory and diophantine geometry, and to local zeta functions.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
August 25, 1898
Kassel
Date of death
December 26, 1979
Ahrensburg
Citizenship

Germany

Occupations & fields
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
National Prize of East GermanyCothenius Medal
Notable works
Hasse diagramHasse principleHasse invariant of an algebraHasse invariant of a quadratic formArtin–Hasse exponentialHasse–Weil zeta function
Field and occupation
nemecký matematik
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