Overview
Comprehensive account of the life and work of German-Jewish mathematicians prior to and after 1933
Includes many archival sources printed and translated for the first time
Highlights the importance of German-Jewish mathematicians in mathematics and culture during the first half of the 20th century
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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From Exclusion to Acceptance, from Acceptance to Persecution
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People
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Writings
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Professional Commitment
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Mathematics in Culture
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Academic Anti-Semitism
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Dismissal and Exile
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Jewish Émigré Mathematicians and Germany
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In Memoriam
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
A companion publication to the international exhibition "Transcending Tradition: Jewish Mathematicians in German-Speaking Academic Culture", the catalogue explores the working lives and activities of Jewish mathematicians in German-speaking countries during the period between the legal and political emancipation of the Jews in the 19th century and their persecution in Nazi Germany. It highlights the important role Jewish mathematicians played in all areas of mathematical culture during the Wilhelmine Empire and the Weimar Republic, and recalls their emigration, flight or death after 1933.
Reviews
From the book reviews:
“The book is a companion publication to an international exhibition with the same name as the title of the book. … It is divided into ten sections, corresponding to the ten sections of the exhibition. … The reviewer recommends the book under review for all university libraries, as well as for those individuals who have an interest in either mathematicians in modern Germany or Jewish mathematicians.” (Henry E. Heatherly, Mathematical Reviews, May, 2014)
“This is the English translation and extension of a German catalogue … . The main goal is to remind scientists and an interested broader public of the fact that mathematical life in pre-1933 Germany was to a considerable extent German-Jewish mathematical life, before it was destroyed by the Nazis. … gives literature for further study and important stimuli both for the memory of an irretrievable past and for a discussion of conclusions for the future interface between mathematics and society and culture at large.” (Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1234, 2012)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transcending Tradition: Jewish Mathematicians in German Speaking Academic Culture
Editors: Birgit Bergmann, Moritz Epple, Ruti Ungar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22464-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-22463-8Published: 24 October 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50206-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-22464-5Published: 22 October 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 289
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, History, general, History of Science