Jakob Rosanes
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Mathematician
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who worked on algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry
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and invariant theory
Invariant theory
Invariant theory is a branch of abstract algebra dealing with actions of groups on algebraic varieties from the point of view of their effect on functions...
. He was also a chess master
Chess master
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Rosanes studied at University of Berlin and the University of Breslau. He obtained his doctorate
Doctorate
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from Breslau (Wrocław) in 1865 and taught there for the rest of his working life. He became professor
Professor
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in 1876 and rector
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of the university during the years 1903–1904.
Rosanes made significant contributions in Cremona transformation
Cremona group
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Notable chess games
- Jakob Rosanes vs Adolf Anderssen, Breslau 1862, Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67), 1-0 Sometimes, Rosanes was able to beat even one of the best masters of his time, Adolf AnderssenAdolf AnderssenKarl Ernst Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master. He is considered to have been the world's leading chess player in the 1850s and 1860s...
... - Jakob Rosanes vs Adolf Anderssen, Breslau, 1863, King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Defense (C39), 0-1 ...but as shows this beautiful game, the opposite result was probably quite usual in their games.