Maximilian Jacob Herzberger | |
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 At the visitors' conference of the Mathematical Society Jena, Oct 1930 | |
| Born | March 17, 1899 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | April 9, 1982 (aged 83) New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Berlin University |
| Known for | Superachromat lens |
| Spouse | Edith Kaufmann |
| Children | Ruth (1928), Ursula Bellugi (1931), Hans (1932) |
| Awards | Cressy Morrison Award (NYAS 1945), Frederic Ives Medal (OSA 1962) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Ueber Systeme hyperkomplexer Grössen (1923) |
| Doctoral advisors | Ludwig Bieberbach, Issai Schur |
Maximilian Jacob Herzberger (7 or 17 Mar 1899, Berlin, Germany — 9 Apr 1982, New Orleans, United States)[1][2] was a German-American mathematician and physicist, known for his development of the superachromat lens.