Johann Radon | |
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 Radon in c. 1920 | |
| Born | 16 December 1887 |
| Died | 25 May 1956 (aged 68) |
| Resting place | Döbling Cemetery, Vienna |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna, Austria |
| Known for | Radon–Hurwitz number Radon–Nikodym theorem Radon–Riesz property Radon measure Radon's theorem Radon transform |
| Spouse | Maria Rigele (m. 1916) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Vienna, Austria University of Hamburg, Germany University of Greifswald, Germany University of Erlangen, Germany University of Breslau, Germany (now University of Wrocław, Poland) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gustav Ritter von Escherich |
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Johann Karl August Radon ([ˈʁaːdɔn]; 16 December 1887 – 25 May 1956) was an Austrian mathematician. His doctoral dissertation was on the calculus of variations (in 1910, at the University of Vienna).