Wolfgang Krull, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wolfgang Krull

German mathematician

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1899

Place of Birth: Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1971

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Wolfgang Krull (26 August 1899 – 12 April 1971) was a German mathematician who made fundamental contributions to commutative algebra, introducing concepts that are now central to the subject. Krull was born and went to school in Baden-Baden.
He attended the Universities of Freiburg, Rostock and finally Göttingen, where he earned his doctorate under Alfred Loewy.
He worked as an instructor and professor at Freiburg, then spent a decade at the University of Erlangen.
In 1939 Krull moved to become chair at the University of Bonn, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Wolfgang Krull was a member of the NSDAP.His 35 doctoral students include Wilfried Brauer, Karl-Otto Stöhr and Jürgen Neukirch.