What is Ernst Kummer?
'''Ernst Eduard Kummer''' (born 29 January 1810, Sorau, [[Brandenburg]]; died 14 May 1893 [[Berlin]]) was a [[Germans|German]] [[mathematician]]. At first he was a school teacher, teaching in a German high school [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]], where he inspired the [[Leopold Kronecker]] to become a mathematician. He became professor of mathematics in [[Breslau]] and then in [[Berlin]]. He is famous for several mathematical discoveries, including his work on number [[field (mathematics)|fields]]. Several mathematical ideas are named after him. {{bio-stub}} ==References== * Eric Temple Bell, ''Men of Mathematics'', Pelican 1953 {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kummer, Ernst}} [[Category:1810 births]] [[Category:1893 deaths]] [[Category:German mathematicians]] [[Category:Foreign Members of the Royal Society]]