Herbert Seifert

Herbert Seifert
Herbert Seifert
Born	Herbert Karl Johannes Seifert; May 27, 1907; Bernstadt, Germany
Died	October 1, 1996 (aged 89); Heidelberg, Germany
Occupation	Mathematician
Known for	Seifert fiber spaces, Seifert–Van Kampen theorem
Spouse	Katharina Korn (in 13 September 1949)
Academic background
Thesis	Topologie 3-dimensionaler gefaserter Räume (“Topology of 3-dimensional fibred spaces”) (1 February 1932)
Academic work
Discipline	Topology
Institutions	Dresden University of Technology, Leipzig University
Doctoral students	Albrecht Dold, Dieter Puppe, Horst Schubert
Main interests	Three-dimensional closed manifolds
Influenced	William Threlfall, Pavel Alexandrov, Heinz Hopf

Herbert Karl Johannes Seifert (German: [ˈzaɪfɐt]; 27 May 1907, Bernstadt – 1 October 1996, Heidelberg) was a German mathematician known for his work in topology.

Herbert Seifert

Born	Herbert Karl Johannes Seifert (1907-05-27)May 27, 1907 Bernstadt, Germany
Died	October 1, 1996(1996-10-01) (aged 89) Heidelberg, Germany
Occupation	Mathematician
Known for	Seifert fiber spaces, Seifert–Van Kampen theorem
Spouse	Katharina Korn (in 13 September 1949)

Academic background
Thesis	Topologie 3-dimensionaler gefaserter Räume (“Topology of 3-dimensional fibred spaces”) (1 February 1932)
Academic work
Discipline	Topology
Institutions	Dresden University of Technology, Leipzig University
Doctoral students	Albrecht Dold, Dieter Puppe, Horst Schubert
Main interests	Three-dimensional closed manifolds
Influenced	William Threlfall, Pavel Alexandrov, Heinz Hopf