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Authorised form of nameHilbert; David (1862 - 1943)
Dates1862 - 1943
Place of birthKonigsberg, Germany
Date of birth23 January 1862
Place of deathGottingen, Germany
Date of death14 or 23 February 1943
Research fieldMathematics
Membership categoryForeign Member
Date of election21/06/1928
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
G V R Born, FRS, 'The wide-ranging family history of Max Born' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 219-262
Obituaries:
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1942-1944 vol 4 pp 547-553 by Hermann Weyl
Notes:
Index to BR gives death date as 23 February 1943; DSB gives 14 February 1943
CodeNA621
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1928/20Hilbert, David: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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