Diederik Korteweg | |
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Born | |
Died | 10 May 1941 | (aged 93)
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Known for | Korteweg–de Vries equation, Moens–Korteweg equation[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Amsterdam |
Doctoral advisor | Johannes Diderik van der Waals |
Doctoral students | J. A. Barrau L. E. J. Brouwer Gustav de Vries Gerrit Mannoury Julius Wolff Willem Wythoff |
Diederik Johannes Korteweg (31 March 1848 – 10 May 1941[2]) was a Dutch mathematician. He is now best remembered for his work on the Korteweg–de Vries equation, together with Gustav de Vries.[3]