Hermann Minkowski -LRB- June 22, 1864 â '' January 12, 1909 -RRB- was a German mathematician of Lithuanian Jewish descent, who created and developed the geometry of numbers and who used geometrical methods to solve difficult problems in number theory, mathematical physics, and the theory of relativity.
Hermann Minkowski -LRB- 22 juin 1864 â '' Le 12 janvier 1909 Ã GÃ ttingen -RRB- Ã © tait mathÃ © maticien allemand.