Erich Rothe

Not to be confused with Heinrich August Rothe.
Erich Hans Rothe
Born(1895-07-21)July 21, 1895
Berlin, German Empire
DiedFebruary 19, 1988(1988-02-19) (aged 92)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
EducationTechnical University of Berlin (PhD, 1927)
Known forRothe method, Rothe's fixed point theorem, results in degree theory
SpouseHildegard Ille (m. 1928)
ChildrenErhard W. Rothe
Scientific career
FieldsMathematical analysis, differential equations, integral equations, mathematical physics
Doctoral advisorErhard Schmidt, Richard von Mises
Doctoral studentsJane Cronin Scanlon, George J. Minty

Erich Hans Rothe (July 21, 1895, Berlin – February 19, 1988, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a German-born American mathematician, who did research in mathematical analysis, differential equations, integral equations, and mathematical physics. He is known for the Rothe method (also known as the method of lines or the method of semidiscretization) used for solving evolution equations.

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