Carl Runge

Carl Runge
Carl David Tolmé Runge
Born(1856-08-30)30 August 1856
Died3 January 1927(1927-01-03) (aged 70)
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materBerlin University
Known forRunge–Kutta method
Runge's phenomenon
Runge's theorem
Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector
Schumann–Runge bands
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Physics
InstitutionsLeibniz University Hannover (1886–1904)
University of Göttingen (1904–1925)
Doctoral advisorKarl Weierstrass
Ernst Kummer
Doctoral studentsMax Born
Friedrich Adolf Willers
Hermann König

Carl David Tolmé Runge (German: [ˈʁʊŋə]; 30 August 1856 – 3 January 1927) was a German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist.

He was co-developer and co-eponym of the Runge–Kutta method (German pronunciation: [ˈʀʊŋə ˈkʊta]), in the field of what is today known as numerical analysis.