Wilhelm Blaschke

Wilhelm Blaschke
Born(1885-09-13)13 September 1885
Graz, Austria-Hungary
Died17 March 1962(1962-03-17) (aged 76)
Hamburg, West Germany
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forBlaschke product
Blaschke selection theorem
Blaschke–Santaló inequality
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Hamburg
Doctoral advisorWilhelm Wirtinger
Doctoral studentsShiing-Shen Chern
Luis Santaló
Emanuel Sperner
Gerhard Thomsen
Other notable studentsAlberto Dou Mas de Xaxàs
Erich Kähler
Wilhelm Klingenberg

Wilhelm Johann Eugen Blaschke (13 September 1885 – 17 March 1962) was an Austrian mathematician working in the fields of differential and integral geometry. In his time he was best known for his influential three-volume treatise Vorlesungen über Differentialgeometrie and later for his connection to Shiing-Shen Chern. He was a member of the Nazi Party and openly supported it.

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