Friedrich Hermann Schottky (24 July 1851 – 12 August 1935) was a German mathematician who worked on elliptic, abelian, and theta functions and introduced Schottky groups and Schottky's theorem. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Berlin. Schottky was a professor at the University of Zurich from 1882–1892.
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| Born | Friedrich Hermann Schottky 24 July 1851 Breslau, Silesia Province, Prussia |
| Died | 12 August 1935 (aged 84) Berlin, Germany |
| Known for | Schottky form Schottky–Klein prime form Schottky group Schottky problem Schottky theorem |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Academic advisors | Karl Weierstrass Hermann von Helmholtz |
| Notable students | Heinrich Jung Paul Koebe Konrad Knopp Walter Schnee Leon Lichtenstein |
He is also the father of Walter H. Schottky, the German physicist and inventor of a variety of semiconductor concepts.