Willem Abraham Wythoff
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| Willem Abraham Wythoff | |
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| Born | 6 October 1865 Amsterdam |
| Died | 1939 Amsterdam |
| Nationality |  Netherlands |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Doctoral advisor | Diederik Korteweg |
| Known for | Wythoff's game, Wythoff construction, Wythoff symbol |
Willem Abraham Wythoff (6 October 1865 – 1939) was a Dutch mathematician and number theorist. Wythoff is well-known for his study of a combinatorial game referred to as Wythoff's game and for the Wythoff construction and the Wythoff symbol utilised in this tiling construction.
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- Willem Abraham Wythoff (1865–1939) number-theorist
- Willem Abraham Wythoff at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
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