Emil Artin

Emil Artin
Born(1898-03-03)March 3, 1898
DiedDecember 20, 1962(1962-12-20) (aged 64)
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
University of Leipzig
Known forAbstract algebra
List of things named after Emil Artin
SpouseNatascha Artin Brunswick
AwardsAckermann–Teubner Memorial Award (1932)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Hamburg
University of Notre Dame
Indiana University
Princeton University
Doctoral advisorGustav Herglotz
Otto Ludwig Hölder
Doctoral studentsNesmith Ankeny
Karel deLeeuw
Bernard Dwork
David Gilbarg
David K. Harrison
Serge Lang
A. Murray MacBeath
Arthur Mattuck
O. Timothy O'Meara
Kollagunta Ramanathan
John Tate
Hans Zassenhaus
Max Zorn

Emil Artin (German: [ˈaʁtiːn]; March 3, 1898 – December 20, 1962) was an Austrian mathematician of Armenian descent.

Artin was one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century. He is best known for his work on algebraic number theory, contributing largely to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.

Along with Emmy Noether, he is considered the founder of modern abstract algebra.