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Moritz Abraham Stern

German mathematician (1807-1894) · Academics · Died at 86

Moritz Abraham Stern was a German mathematician. Stern became Ordinarius at Göttingen University in 1858, succeeding Carl Friedrich Gauss. Stern was the first Jewish full professor at a German university who attained the position without changing his Jewish religion.

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Although Carl Gustav Jacobi preceded him as the first Jew to obtain a math professorial chair in Germany, Jacobi's family had converted to Christianity long before then.

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1807 to 1894 · aged 86