Heinrich Martin Weber

Heinrich Martin Weber (5 March 1842, Heidelberg, Germany – 17 May 1913, Straßburg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire, now Strasbourg, France) was a German mathematician. He made important contributions to algebra, number theory, and analysis. One of his most famous works was a book called Lehrbuch der Algebra, published in 1895, which included much of his own research.

Weber worked with another famous mathematician, Dedekind, on a theory that helped connect algebra and geometry. Their work provided a new way to understand shapes called Riemann surfaces. Many of Weber's research papers were published in important math journals like Crelle's Journal and Mathematische Annalen. He was also responsible for editing the collected works of Riemann.

Born in Heidelberg, Weber studied at the University of Heidelberg. Throughout his career, he taught at several universities, including in Zürich at the Federal Polytechnic Institute (now the ETH Zurich), the University of Königsberg, and the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin). His last position was at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Universität Straßburg, where he passed away.

In 1893, a paper by Weber was presented at a big math meeting in Chicago during the World's Columbian Exposition. He also served as president of the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung in 1895 and again in 1904. Some of the mathematicians he guided included Heinrich Brandt, E. V. Huntington, Louis Karpinski, and Friedrich Levi.

Publications

Heinrich Martin Weber wrote many important books about math. He worked with Richard Dedekind on a book about algebraic functions. He also wrote about elliptic functions and numbers, and a big handbook for math teachers. Together with Bernhard Riemann, he wrote about physics equations. His most famous work is called Lehrbuch der Algebra, a big book about algebra that he wrote in parts over many years.