Wussing graduated from high school, and from 1947 to 52 studied mathematics and physics at the University of Leipzig. Ernst Hölder was one of his teachers. In 1952 he took the state examination, and received his doctorate in 1957. His dissertation was on embedding finite groups. From 1956 to 1966 he was assistant at the Karl-Sudhoff Institute for the History of Medicine and Science at the University of Leipzig. He qualified as a professor there in 1966 with a ground-breaking work on the genesis of the abstract group concept. From 1966 to 1968 Wußing was lecturer, and from 1968 professor, of history of mathematics and natural sciences.
In 1969 his book Genesis of the Abstract Group Concept was published in German; it was translated by Abe Shenitzer and Hardy Grant in 1984. B.H. Newman wrote in Mathematical Reviews (see external link below) that Wussing's "main thesis, ably defended and well documented, is that the roots of the abstract notion of a group do not lie, as frequently assumed, only in the theory of algebraic equations, but they are also to be found in the geometry and in the theory of numbers at the end of the 18th and the first half of the 19th centuries". Newman comments that Wussings bibliography is "oddly arranged". Newman also notes that a broader perspective on the topic would require reading the works of George Abram Miller.
Promoted from a department head at the Karl-Sudhoff Institute, he headed the institute from 1977 to 1982. In 1971 he became a corresponding member of the International Academy of the History of Science, and a regular member in 1981. In 1984 he became a full member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig. Wussing retired in 1992.
Wussing is the author of numerous scientific historical publications, the author of many mathematicians' biographies, and co-editor of several series of publications, including biographies in the Teubner Verlag, and several volumes in the series Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften (Ostwald's Classics of the Exact Sciences), in particular on Euler's work on functional theory, Gauss' diary, and Felix Klein's Erlangen program. In 1993 he was awarded the Kenneth O. May Prize. Until 1998 he was Chairman of the Commission for the History of Science at the Saxon Academy of Sciences. He was also involved in the publication of Johann Christian Poggendorff's Biographical and Literary Pocket Dictionary of the History of Exact Sciences.
Writingsedit
1962: Mathematics in the period of slave society, Leipzig, Teubner, and Aachen, Mayer.
1969: Die Genesis des abstrackten Gruppenbegriffes. Ein Beitrag zur Entstehungsgeschichte der abstrakten Gruppentheorie.[1][2]
1984: The Genesis of the abstract group concept, MIT Press
^Waterhouse, William C. (1972). "Review: Lebesgue's Theory of Integration, by Thomas Hawkins; A History of Vector Analysis, by Michael J. Crowe; The Development of the Foundations of Mathematical Analysis from Euler to Riemann, by I. Grattan-Guinness; and Die Genesis des abstrakten Gruppenbegriffes, by Hans Wussing" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 78 (3): 385–391. doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1972-12909-4.
^H. Wussing (1989, 1992, 2009) Adam Ries, Google Books preview
Folkerts, Menso (2007). "Hans Wussing". Journal of History and Ethics of Natural Sciences, Technology, and Medicine. 15 (4): 295–7. doi:10.1007/s00048-007-0272-z. S2CID 189783358.
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December 18, 2023
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Hans Ludwig Wussing October 15 1927 in Waldheim April 26 2011 in Leipzig was a German historian of mathematics and science Hans Wussing Contents 1 Life 2 Writings 3 References 4 External linksLife editWussing graduated from high school and from 1947 to 52 studied mathematics and physics at the University of Leipzig Ernst Holder was one of his teachers In 1952 he took the state examination and received his doctorate in 1957 His dissertation was on embedding finite groups From 1956 to 1966 he was assistant at the Karl Sudhoff Institute for the History of Medicine and Science at the University of Leipzig He qualified as a professor there in 1966 with a ground breaking work on the genesis of the abstract group concept From 1966 to 1968 Wussing was lecturer and from 1968 professor of history of mathematics and natural sciences In 1969 his book Genesis of the Abstract Group Concept was published in German it was translated by Abe Shenitzer and Hardy Grant in 1984 B H Newman wrote in Mathematical Reviews see external link below that Wussing s main thesis ably defended and well documented is that the roots of the abstract notion of a group do not lie as frequently assumed only in the theory of algebraic equations but they are also to be found in the geometry and in the theory of numbers at the end of the 18th and the first half of the 19th centuries Newman comments that Wussings bibliography is oddly arranged Newman also notes that a broader perspective on the topic would require reading the works of George Abram Miller Promoted from a department head at the Karl Sudhoff Institute he headed the institute from 1977 to 1982 In 1971 he became a corresponding member of the International Academy of the History of Science and a regular member in 1981 In 1984 he became a full member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig Wussing retired in 1992 Wussing is the author of numerous scientific historical publications the author of many mathematicians biographies and co editor of several series of publications including biographies in the Teubner Verlag and several volumes in the series Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften Ostwald s Classics of the Exact Sciences in particular on Euler s work on functional theory Gauss diary and Felix Klein s Erlangen program In 1993 he was awarded the Kenneth O May Prize Until 1998 he was Chairman of the Commission for the History of Science at the Saxon Academy of Sciences He was also involved in the publication of Johann Christian Poggendorff s Biographical and Literary Pocket Dictionary of the History of Exact Sciences Writings edit1962 Mathematics in the period of slave society Leipzig Teubner and Aachen Mayer 1969 Die Genesis des abstrackten Gruppenbegriffes Ein Beitrag zur Entstehungsgeschichte der abstrakten Gruppentheorie 1 2 1984 The Genesis of the abstract group concept MIT Press 1973 Nicholas Copernicus Leipzig Urania 1974 Carl Friedrich Gauss Leipzig Teubner second Edition 1976 1975 editor with Wolfgang Arnold Biographien bedeutender Mathematiker eine Sammlung von Biographien 4th edition Berlin Volk und Wissen 1989 1977 Isaac Newton Leipzig Teubner 4th Edition 1990 1987 Editor History of Science Cologne Aulis Verlag 1989 Vorlesungen der Geschichte der Mathematik Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften 1989 Adam Ries Leipzig Teubner 1992 3rd revised and expanded edition Leipzig Edition on Gutenbergplatz 2009 Eagle 033 3 1992 editor Fachlexikon ABC Forscher und Erfinder Frankfurt Verlag Harri Deutsch 2002 The major renovation on the history of the scientific revolution Birkhauser 2003 with H W Alten A Djafari Naini Folkerts H Schlosser K H Chimneys 4000 years Algebra Springer Verlag 2008 9 Mathematics 6000 years a cultural and historical journey through time 2 vols Springer 2009 Eagle Guide From Gauss to Poincare Mathematics and Industrial Revolution Leipzig Edition on Gutenbergplatz Eagle 037 2010 Eagle Guide From Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei Mathematics and Renaissance Leipzig Edition on Gutenbergplatz Eagle 041 2011 Carl Friedrich Gauss Biography and document Leipzig Edition on Gutenbergplatz Eagle 051 The 60 page appendix CF Gauss and BG Teubner for the 200th anniversary of its founding on February 21 1811 in Leipzig References edit B H Newman 1969 Review of Genesis of the Abstract Group Concept permanent dead link in Mathematical Reviews Waterhouse William C 1972 Review Lebesgue s Theory of Integration by Thomas Hawkins A History of Vector Analysis by Michael J Crowe The Development of the Foundations of Mathematical Analysis from Euler to Riemann by I Grattan Guinness and Die Genesis des abstrakten Gruppenbegriffes by Hans Wussing PDF Bull Amer Math Soc 78 3 385 391 doi 10 1090 S0002 9904 1972 12909 4 H Wussing 1989 1992 2009 Adam Ries Google Books preview Folkerts Menso 2007 Hans Wussing Journal of History and Ethics of Natural Sciences Technology and Medicine 15 4 295 7 doi 10 1007 s00048 007 0272 z S2CID 189783358 External links editEntry in the 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