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Walther von Dyck - Definition and Overview

Walther Franz Anton von Dyck (December 6, 1856 - November 5, 1934) was a German mathematician. He is credited with being the first to define a mathematical group, in the modern sense. He made important contributions to combinatorial group theory.

He was also the editor of Kepler's works.

External link

MacTutor biography (http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Von_Dyck.html)

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