author
Emil Weyr
1848–1894
A gifted geometer of the late 19th century, he helped shape mathematical life in Prague and Vienna while publishing widely on projective and synthetic geometry. His career was brilliant but brief, ending at just 45.
1 Audiobook
About the author
Born in Prague in 1848, Emil Weyr grew up in a strongly mathematical family: his father taught mathematics, and his younger brother Eduard also became a noted mathematician. He studied in Prague and Leipzig, then quickly built a reputation through research in geometry, especially projective and synthetic methods.
Weyr taught first in Prague and later in Vienna, where he became an important figure in university mathematics. He was known not only for his own papers and books, but also for helping connect Central European mathematics with leading Italian geometers of his day.
He is remembered as one of the outstanding geometers of his generation in the Austro-Hungarian world. Along with Gustav von Escherich, he also helped found Monatshefte für Mathematik und Physik, a journal that became an important venue for mathematical research.