Arthur Wieferich
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Arthur Josef Alwin Wieferich (April 27, 1884 – September 15, 1954) was a German mathematician and teacher, remembered for his work on number theory.
He was born in Münster, attended the University of Münster (1903–1909) and then worked widely as a school teacher and tutor until his retirement in 1949. He married in 1916 and had no children.
His mathematical reputation is founded on five papers he published while a student at Münster:
- Beweis des Satzes, daß sich eine jede ganze Zahl als Summe von höchstens neun positiven Kuben darstellen lässt Math. Ann. 66 (1908)
- Über die Darstellung der Zahlen als Summen von Biquadraten Math. Ann. 66 (1908)
- Zur Darstellung der Zahlen als Summen von fünften und siebenten Potenzen positiver ganzer Zahlen Math. Ann. 67 (1909)
- Zum letzten Fermat'schen Theorem J. für Math. 136 (1909)
- Zur Dreiecksgeometrie J. Reine Angew. Math. 136 (1909)
His fourth paper led to the term Wieferich prime.
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- Arthur Josef Alwin Wieferich, obituary at numbertheory.org
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