Ernst Fiedler

Ernst Fiedler (1861–1954) was a Swiss (German born) mathematician.

Ernst Fiedler
Born(1861-07-22)July 22, 1861
Chemnitz, Germany
DiedJuly 16, 1954(1954-07-16) (aged 92)
Zurich, Switzerland
Resting placeEnzenbühl cemetery (Zurich)
47.349479°N 8.581422°E / 47.349479; 8.581422
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig
ETH Zurich
Spouse(s)Lina Knoch
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsKantonsschule Rämibühl
ThesisÜber eine besondere Klasse irrationaler Modulargleichungen der elliptischen Funktionen (1885)
Doctoral advisorFelix Klein, Wilhelm Wundt

Life and work

Fiedler was the son of Wilhelm Fiedler, mathematics professor at ETH Zurich from 1867.[1] From 1879 to 1882 he studied mathematics at ETH Zurich; in 1882 he moved to Berlin where he studied under Weierstrass, Frobenius and other outstanding mathematicians. In 1885 he moved to Leipzig, where he was awarded a doctorate under Felix Klein in 1885.[2]

Returned to Zurich, he was privatdozent at ETH Zurich. In 1889 he was named full professor at the Industrieschule (in 1904 renamed as Oberrealschule, and now Kantonsschule Rämibühl). He was the principal of the school from 1904 to 1926 whem he retired.[2]

Fiedler only produced some secondary school textbooks and any research paper. But he has left some lecture notes on courses given by his father and other professors like Weierstrass.[3]

He also joined the Swiss Army and became the youngest colonel in the army. From 1889 he lectured on ballistics at the Polytechnicum. He was also member of a number of committees to improve the secondary schools.[4]

References
  1. Eminger 2015, p. 100.
  2. Eminger 2015, p. 101.
  3. Oswald & Volkert 2018, p. 31.
  4. Eminger 2015, p. 102.

Bibliography
  • Eminger, Stefanie Ursula (2015). Carl Friedrich Geiser and Ferdinand Rudio: The Men Behind the First International Congress of Mathematicians (PDF). St Andrews University.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Oswald, Nicola; Volkert, Klaus (2018). "A Glimpse of Sources for Historical Studies at the ETH Archive in Zürich". EMS Newsletter. 9 (109): 28–33. doi:10.4171/NEWS/109/7. ISSN 1027-488X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Volkert, Klaus (2018). "Vater und Sohn". Mathematische Semesterberichte. 65 (2): 137–152. doi:10.1007/s00591-018-0227-6. ISSN 0720-728X. S2CID 125826660.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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