Person: Kummer, Ernst Eduard

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Eduard Kummer's main achievement was the extension of results about the integers to other integral domains by introducing the concept of an ideal.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 29 January 1810, Sorau, Brandenburg, Prussia (now Żary, Poland). Died 14 May 1893, Berlin, Germany.

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Algebra, Origin Poland, Number Theory


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References

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