Reinhold Baer | |
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| Born | 22 July 1902 |
| Died | 22 October 1979 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Baer group Baer ring Baer–Suzuki theorem Baer–Specker group Injective module Ext functor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Goethe University Frankfurt |
| Doctoral advisor | Hellmuth Kneser |
| Doctoral students | Bernd Fischer Grace Bates |
Reinhold Baer (22 July 1902 – 22 October 1979) was a German mathematician, known for his work in algebra. He introduced injective modules in 1940. He is the eponym of Baer rings and Baer groups.