Gotthold Eisenstein

Gotthold Eisenstein
Gotthold Eisenstein
Born	(1823-04-16)16 April 1823 Berlin, Prussia
Died	11 October 1852(1852-10-11) (aged 29) Berlin, Prussia
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Berlin
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Doctoral advisor	Ernst Eduard Kummer Nikolaus Wolfgang Fischer

Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein (16 April 1823 – 11 October 1852) was a German mathematician. He specialized in number theory and analysis, and proved several results that eluded even Gauss. Like Galois and Abel before him, Eisenstein died before the age of 30. He was born and died in Berlin, Prussia.