Friedrich Engel (mathematician)

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Friedrich Engel
Born	December 26, 1861(1861-12-26) Lugau, Saxony, Germany
Died	September 29, 1941 (aged 79) Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Nationality	Germany
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Leipzig University of Greifswald University of Giessen
Alma mater	University of Leipzig University of Berlin
Doctoral advisor	Felix Klein
Known for	Engel group Engel expansion Engel theorem

Friedrich Engel (December 26, 1861 – September 29, 1941) was a German mathematician.

Engel was born in Lugau, Saxony, as the son of a Lutheran pastor. He attended the Universities of both Leipzig and Berlin, before receiving his doctorate from Leipzig in 1883.

Engel studied under Felix Klein at Leipzig, and collaborated with Sophus Lie for much of his life. He worked at Leipzig, Greifswald, and Giessen. He died in Giessen.

[edit] See also

• Engel group
• Engel expansion
• Engel theorem

[edit] External links

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Friedrich Engel", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
• Friedrich Engel (mathematician) at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

Persondata
NAME	Engel, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH	1861-12-26
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lugau, Saxony, Germany
DATE OF DEATH	1941-9-29
PLACE OF DEATH	Giessen, Hessen, Germany