Eduard Helly

Eduard Helly
Born(1884-06-01)June 1, 1884
DiedNovember 28, 1943(1943-11-28) (aged 59)
EducationUniversity of Vienna
University of Göttingen
Known forHelly's theorem
Helly's selection theorem
Helly metric
Helly family
Helly–Bray theorem
Scientific career
InstitutionsMonmouth University
Doctoral advisorWilhelm Wirtinger
Franz Mertens
Other academic advisorsDavid Hilbert

Eduard Helly (June 1, 1884 in Vienna – 28 November 1943 in Chicago) was a mathematician after whom Helly's theorem, Helly families, Helly's selection theorem, Helly metric, and the Helly–Bray theorem were named.[1]

  1. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Eduard Helly", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews

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