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Herman Valentiner
Danish mathematician (1850–1913)
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Herman Valentiner (8 May 1850 – 17 September 1913) was a Danish mathematician who introduced the Valentiner group in 1889.[1]
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Born8 May 1850
Died17 September 1913 (aged 63)
AlmamaterUniversity of Copenhagen
KnownforValentiner group
Herman Valentiner | |
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| Born | 8 May 1850 |
| Died | 17 September 1913 (aged 63) |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Known for | Valentiner group |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
Valentiner earned his Ph.D. in 1881 from the University of Copenhagen with a thesis on space curves, and took a teaching position. However, soon afterwards he moved to a Danish life insurance company.[2]