Emanuel Sperner

Emanuel Sperner was a German mathematician, best known for two theorems. He was born in Waltdorf, and died in Sulzburg-Laufen, West Germany. He was a student at Carolinum in Nysa and then Hamburg University where his advisor was Wilhelm Blaschke. He was appointed Professor in Königsberg in 1934, and subsequently held posts in a number of universities until 1974.