Abstract
This essay deals with all aspects of Karl Weierstraß’s membership of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. In particular, we describe the circumstances of his election in 1856, his own proposals for new academy members, his publications in the organs of the Academy, his editions of Jacobi’s and Steiner’s works and the edition of his works (both thanks to financial support of the Academy), the award of the Helmholtz medal, his efforts for reforming the statures of the Academy, and his financial affairs in connection with the Academy. This text is based on archival material that is published for the first time.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Knobloch, E. (2016). Weierstraß und die Preußische Akademie der Wissenschaften. In: König, W., Sprekels, J. (eds) Karl Weierstraß (1815–1897). Springer Spektrum, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10619-5_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10619-5_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer Spektrum, Wiesbaden
Print ISBN: 978-3-658-10618-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-658-10619-5
eBook Packages: Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)