By: Juan Martinez Bernhard Riemann
Birthchildhood education September 17, 1826 Small town west to Berlin. Friedrich Bernhard Riemann, his father, was a poor Lutheran Minister in Breselenz who took part in the Napoleonic Wars. His mother, Charlotte Ebell, died early. Riemann was second among the six children. At an early age, Riemann showcased extraordinary mathematical skills and unbelievable calculation abilities, but he was timid and underwent numerous nervous breakdowns. He also suffered from diffidence and a phobia of public speaking. In High school, Riemann studied the Bible thoroughly, but was often diverted by mathematics. In 1854, Riemann gave his first lectures, which established the field of Riemannian geometry, and laid down the foundation for Einstein's General theory of Relativity. In 1857, at the University of Göttingen, endeavors were made to sponsor Riemann to an extraordinary professor rank. Although this didn’t materialize, this attempt opened doors of regular salary for Riemann. In 1859, at Göttingen, Riemann was promoted as the head of the mathematics department and, the same year, he also got elected as a corresponding member of the Berlin Academy of Science.
Personal Not a lot is known due to his timid nature but In June 1862, Riemann married Elise Koch (his sister’s friend). The couple was gifted with one daughter. He was still alone though he always used the problems he faced as his friends. He also worked hard too find a place in the world but he always came back to mathematics. He pride in his and never let others drag him behind
Riemann's innovative published works constructed the base for what is known as modern mathematics and research areas including analysis and geometry. These works finally proved to be very useful in the theories of algebraic geometry, Riemannian geometry and complex manifold theory. Adolf Hurwitz and Felix Klein comprehensively explained the theory of Riemann surfaces. This aspect of mathematics is the groundwork of topology, and is still extensively applied in modern mathematical physics. Riemann also established some breakthrough milestones in the theory of ‘Real Analysis’. He explained ‘the Riemann integral’ by means of Riemann sums and penned down a theory of trigonometric series that are not Fourier series, a first step in generalized function theory, and also explored the ‘Riemann–Liouville differintegral’. Riemann also made some incredible contributions to the contemporary analytic number theory. He invented the Riemann zeta function and explained its significance in understanding the distribution of prime numbers. He also created a series of conjectures about properties of the zeta function, one of which is the famous ‘Riemann hypotheses’. Riemann was a great source of the inspiration for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll. Lewis Carroll was a mathematician who authored the famous books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking- Glass.
“If only I had the theorems! Then I should find the proofs easily enough". “The world has an infinite chance to give an individual the knowledge to solve a problem.” “fear each other for we are all powerful.” “Everything is a problem, I just wish it was all like math then it would be easy.”
Like so many other great mathematicians, Riemann attended school to become a pastor like his father but abandoned these studies to focus on math after demonstrating his skill in school. At the urging of his teacher, Carl Friedrich Gauss, considered by many to be the greatest mathematician who ever lived, Riemann gave up theology while at the University of Gottingen to focus on math. He transferred to the University of Berlin where he studied under Jacobi, Steiner, Lejeune Dirichlet, and Eisenstein. Riemann's contributions opened up research fields that combined analysis and geometry. These theories formed the basis of Riemannian and algebraic geometries, and complex manifold theory. Riemann's theory of surfaces was later elaborated upon by both Felix Klein and Adolf Hurwitz independently. This forms the foundation of topology, and is still a crucial component to understanding mathematical physics. He also made important advancements in real analysis and established both Riemann integral and Riemann sums, along with the later Riemann-Liouville differintegral.
Heck no! don’t get me wrong he is a smart guy but he is very shy and timid and I have a feeling that he wont be the best of wing man’s
DEATH IIn the autumn of 1862, Riemann caught a severe cold that eventually took form of the fatal tuberculosis. This happened when he was visiting Italy with his wife and three-year-old daughter during the last weeks of his life. He was buried in the cemetery in Biganzolo (Verbania). Meanwhile, in Göttingen, his housekeeper tidied up some of the clutter spread in Riemann’s office. This also consisted of some of his unpublished works. Riemann never allowed anyone to publish his incomplete works, thus some valuable mathematical information may have been lost forever
OVERVIEW 1826: Born in Breselenz, a village near Dannenberg in the Kingdom of Hanover 1846: His father sent Riemann to university at the renowned University of Göttingen. 1847: He was transferred to the University of Berlin to study mathematics. 1849: Returned to Göttingen after staying in Berlin for two years. 1854:Held his first lectures which established the field of Riemannian geometry. 1857: Efforts were made to promote Riemann to an outstanding professor 1859: He was promoted to the head the mathematics department at Göttingen. 1862: He married Elise Koch. 1866: He died of tuberculosis during his third journey to Italy in Selasca