Person: Heine, Heinrich Eduard

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Eduard Heine is best remembered for the Heine-Borel Theorem. He was responsible for the introduction of the idea of uniform continuity.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 16 March 1821, Berlin, Germany. Died 21 October 1881, Halle, Germany.

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Analysis, Astronomy, Origin Germany

Theorems: 1


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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive