Felix Bernstein (mathematician)

Felix Bernstein (February 24, 1878, Halle, Germany – December 3, 1956, Zurich, Switzerland) was a German mathematician known for developing a theorem of the equivalence of sets in 1897, and less well known for demonstrating the correct blood group inheritance pattern of multiple alleles at one locus in 1924 through statistical analysis. He studied under Georg Cantor.

In 1934, he emigrated to the USA. After the war, Bernstein returned to Europe and died of cancer in Zurich on December 3, 1956.

Further reading

Nathan, Henry (1970–1980). "Bernstein, Felix". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Check |first= value (help)

External links

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Felix Bernstein (mathematician)", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
• J. F. Crow. Felix Bernstein and the First Human Marker Locus. Genetics. 1993 January; 133(1): 4–7. PMC 1205297 (PDF)