Wilhelm Killing

Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing
Born10 May 1847
Burbach near Siegen, Siegerland, Arnsberg, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died11 February 1923 (1923-02-12) (aged 75)
Münster, Münster, Province of Westphalia, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
CitizenshipGerman
Known forLie algebras, Lie groups,
and non-Euclidean geometry
SpouseAnna Commer
AwardsLobachevsky Prize (1900)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Doctoral advisorKarl Weierstrass
Ernst Kummer

Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing (10 May 1847 – 11 February 1923) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to the theories of Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry.

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