Adolf Hurwitz

Adolf Hurwitz
Born(1859-03-26)26 March 1859
Hildesheim, Kingdom of Hanover (now part of Germany)
Died18 November 1919(1919-11-18) (aged 60)
Zürich, Switzerland
Alma materLeipzig University
Known forRiemann–Hurwitz formula
Hurwitz quaternion
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsETH Zürich
Albertus Universität Königsberg
Doctoral advisorFelix Klein
Doctoral studentsErnst Amberg
L. Gustave du Pasquier

Adolf Hurwitz (German: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈhʊʁvɪts]; 26 March 1859 – 18 November 1919) was a German mathematician who worked on algebra, analysis, geometry and number theory.