Fritz Gassmann
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Fritz Gassmann | |
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| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 1990 (aged 90–91) |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Known for | Gassmann triple, Gassmann's equation |
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| Fields | Mathematics, Geophysics |
| Institutions | ETH Zurich |
| Doctoral advisor | George Pólya, Hermann Weyl |
Fritz Gassmann (1899–1990) was a Swiss mathematician and geophysicist.
His Ph.D. advisors at ETH Zurich were George Pólya and Hermann Weyl. He was a geophysics professor at the ETH Zurich.
Legacy
Gassmann is the eponym for the Gassmann triple and Gassmann's equation.
