Fritz Gassmann

Fritz Gassmann
Born 1899
Died 1990 (aged 9091)
Nationality Swiss
Fields Mathematics, Geophysics
Institutions ETH Zurich
Alma mater ETH Zurich
Doctoral advisor George Pólya, Hermann Weyl
Known for Gassmann triple, Gassmann's equation

Fritz Gassmann (1899–1990) was a Swiss mathematician and geophysicist.

Life

His Ph.D. advisors at ETH Zurich were George Pólya and Hermann Weyl. He was a geophysics professor at the ETH Zurich.

Legacy

Gassmann is the eponym for the Gassmann triple and Gassmann's equation.

Selected publications

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