Elwin Bruno Christoffel
(1829-1900)

Professor of Mathematics

Died aged c. 71

Elwin Bruno Christoffel (German: [kʁɪˈstɔfl̩]; 10 November 1829 – 15 March 1900) was a German mathematician and physicist. He introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which would later provide the mathematical basis for general relativity.

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Dr. Elwin Bruno Christoffel Professor der Mathematik in Zürich · Berlin · Straßburg * 10.11.1829 in Monschau + 5.3.1900 in Straßburg Geburtshaus

Rurstraße 1, Monschau , Germany where they was born (1829)