Paul Gordan
Paul Gordan | |
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Paul Gordan | |
| Born | Paul Albert Gordan 27 April 1837 |
| Died | 21 December 1912 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | University of Breslau |
| Known for | Invariant theory Clebsch–Gordan coefficients Gordan's lemma |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Academic advisors | Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi |
| Doctoral students | Emmy Noether |
Paul Albert Gordan (27 April 1837 – 21 December 1912) was a German mathematician known for work in invariant theory and for the Clebsch–Gordan coefficients and Gordan's lemma. He was called "the king of invariant theory". His most famous result is that the ring of invariants of binary forms of fixed degree is finitely generated. Clebsch–Gordan coefficients are named after him and Alfred Clebsch. Gordan also served as the thesis advisor for Emmy Noether.