Ágoston Scholtz (1844–1916) was a Hungarian mathematician, one of the founders of the Hungarian Mathematics and Physics Association.[1]
Ágoston Scholtz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 July 1844 |
| Died | 6 May 1916 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna University of Berlin |
| Known for | Hunyadi–Scholtz theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Budapest |
| Thesis | Some theorems on the whole form of hexagrammum mysticum (1879) |
| Doctoral students | József Kürschák Frigyes Riesz Lipót Fejér |
Life and work
editScholtz attended the schools of Igló (now Spišská Nová Ves), Rosenau (now Rožňava) and Löcse (now Levoča). After his secondary education he studied in the universities of Vienna and Berlin, graduating in 1865.[2] After teaching several years at secondary level, he obtained the university habilitation in 1879 and began his teaching in the Hungarian Royal University of Budapest (now Loránd Eötvös University).[3]
Scholtz's field of research was projective geometry and theory of determinants. He collaborated extensively with Jenő Hunyady, for this reason both names are associated with their results: Hunyadi–Scholtz determinant theorem and Hunyadi–Scholtz matrix.
References
edit- ^ Rodríguez Hernández 2006, p. 31.
- ^ O'Connor & Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics.
- ^ Szénássy & Bognár 1992, p. 348.
Bibliography
edit- Szénássy, Barna; Bognár, János (1992). History of Mathematics in Hungary Until the 20th Century. Springer. ISBN 9783540554974.
- Rodríguez Hernández, Laura Regina (2006). "Friedrich Riesz' Beiträge zur Herausbildung des modernen mathematischen Konzepts abstrakter Räume" (PDF). Doctoral Dissertation. University of Mainz.
External links
edit- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Ágoston Scholtz", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews