Fritz Herzog
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Fritz Herzog was an American
mathematician
, known for his work in
complex analysis
and power series.
He was born in Germany
and studied at the University of Berlin until 1934 when he moved to USA.
He received his Ph.D.
degree at Columbia University
on a thesis entitled Systems of Algebraic Mixed Difference Equations
advised by Joseph Ritt
(1934).
Herzog was an electrical engineering
research associate at Cornell University
(1938-43), working with
Michel G. Malti
on dynamo
research. Together they solved an important electric power problem on balancing dynamos, which had remained open since the days of Michael Faraday
a century before.
Most of his career was spent at Michigan State University
(1943-73) where he gave name to the
Fritz Herzog Prize Endowment Fund.
Herzog died at East Lansing of prostate cancer. He had a wife named Helen Herzog
United States
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, known for his work in
complex analysis
Complex analysis
Complex analysis, traditionally known as the theory of functions of a complex variable, is the branch of mathematical analysis that investigates functions of complex numbers. It is useful in many branches of mathematics, including number theory and applied mathematics; as well as in physics,...
and power series.
He was born in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and studied at the University of Berlin until 1934 when he moved to USA.
He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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degree at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
on a thesis entitled Systems of Algebraic Mixed Difference Equations
advised by Joseph Ritt
Joseph Ritt
Joseph Fels Ritt was an American mathematician at Columbia University in the early 20th century.After beginning his undergraduate studies at City College of New York, Ritt received his B.A. from George Washington University in 1913. He then earned a doctorate in mathematics from Columbia...
(1934).
Herzog was an electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
research associate at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
(1938-43), working with
Michel G. Malti
Michel G. Malti
Michel George Malti was an American electrical engineer, known for his work in circuit analysis. He was born in Deir el Qamar, in modern day Lebanon and died in Miami, Florida....
on dynamo
Dynamo
- Engineering :* Dynamo, a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator* Dynamo theory, a theory relating to magnetic fields of celestial bodies* Solar dynamo, the physical process that generates the Sun's magnetic field- Software :...
research. Together they solved an important electric power problem on balancing dynamos, which had remained open since the days of Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry....
a century before.
Most of his career was spent at Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
(1943-73) where he gave name to the
Fritz Herzog Prize Endowment Fund.
Herzog died at East Lansing of prostate cancer. He had a wife named Helen Herzog