Wilhelm Killing

Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing
Born10 May 1847
Died11 February 1923 (1923-02-12) (aged 75)
CitizenshipGerman
Known forLie algebras, Lie groups,
and non-Euclidean geometry
SpouseAnna Commer
AwardsLobachevsky Prize (1900)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Doctoral advisorKarl Weierstrass
Ernst Kummer

Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing (10 May 1847 – 11 February 1923) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to the theories of Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry.