Rezeption und Wirkung

The Complex Life of Alfred Pringsheim

“…Alfred had attended the Magdalenen-Gymnasium in Breslau, then studied mathematics and physics for a semester at the Humboldt University in Berlin in 1868 1 All translations in this article are the author's. before continuing in Heidelberg the following year, where in 1872, he was awarded the degree of doctor of philosophy.…”

“…A zoo with genuine culture.'' Mann felt it was about time to settle down, and he found Katia Pringsheim (Figure 7) beguiling: ''Katja is a miracle, something indescribably rare'' [1]. She had been the first woman in Munich to pass the Abitur-the examination that permitted one to enroll in a university-and, encouraged by her father, was at this time studying mathematics and physics at the University of Munich [10].…”

“…To him, as his friend and colleague Oskar Perron wrote, ''we owe a series of foundational theorems, often very simple, and yet beautiful and fundamental theorems'' [16]. 1 His contributions helped provide classical analysis with firm foundations, which are sometimes undervalued compared with later developments built upon them.…”