Herbert Seifert | |
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| Born | Herbert Karl Johannes Seifert May 27, 1907 |
| Died | October 1, 1996 (aged 89) Heidelberg, Germany |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Known for | Seifert fiber spaces, Seifert–Van Kampen theorem |
| Spouse | Katharina Korn (in 13 September 1949) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Topologie 3-dimensionaler gefaserter Räume (“Topology of 3-dimensional fibred spaces”) (1 February 1932) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Topology |
| Institutions | Dresden University of Technology, Leipzig University |
| Doctoral students | Albrecht Dold, Dieter Puppe, Horst Schubert |
| Main interests | Three-dimensional closed manifolds |
| Influenced | William Threlfall, Pavel Alexandrov, Heinz Hopf |
Herbert Karl Johannes Seifert (German: [ˈzaɪfɐt]; 27 May 1907, Bernstadt – 1 October 1996, Heidelberg) was a German mathematician known for his work in topology.