Rudolf Lipschitz

Rudolph Lipschitz
Rudolf Lipschitz
Born(1832-05-14)14 May 1832
Died7 October 1903(1903-10-07) (aged 71)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Königsberg
Known forLipschitz continuity
Lipschitz integral condition
Lipschitz quaternion
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Bonn
Doctoral advisorGustav Dirichlet
Martin Ohm
Doctoral studentsFelix Klein

Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz (14 May 1832 – 7 October 1903) was a German mathematician who made contributions to mathematical analysis (where he gave his name to the Lipschitz continuity condition) and differential geometry, as well as number theory, algebras with involution and classical mechanics.