ITT: Genius mathematicians/scientist that died young & their work

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ITT: Genius mathematicians/scientist that died young & their work 2017-07-27 02:19:55 Post No. 9067004
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ITT: Genius mathematicians/scientist that died young & their work Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:19:55 Post No. 9067004 [Report]

Jacques Herbrand was a young mathematical genius (died at 23). He was world class and impressed the greats at the time such as Noether, Artin, etc. The wikipedia article on him and his varied mathematical work is lacking, but I've heard legendary stories about his brilliance from mathematics professors and read similar accounts obscure passages written about him on the web.

"He was awarded a Rockefeller fellowship that enabled him to study in Germany in 1931, first with John von Neumann in Berlin, then during June with Emil Artin in Hamburg, and finally with Emmy Noether in Göttingen."

Emmy Noether said of him "I can't get Herbrand's death out of my mind."

Who are other obscure mathematical geniuses that died young?

Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:20:54 Post No.9067007
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Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:41:19 Post No.9067040
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Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:41:19 Post No.9067040 [Report]

>>9067004
Galois.

Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:47:57 Post No.9067051
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Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:47:57 Post No.9067051 [Report]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Henrik_Abel
>died at 26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Doeblin
>died at 25

Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:51:48 Post No.9067060
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Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:51:48 Post No.9067060 [Report]

Eisenstein was pretty young when he died

Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:53:07 Post No.9067063
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Anonymous 2017-07-27 02:53:07 Post No.9067063 [Report]

>>9067051
Goodness. It's a bad feeling to know that people like Abel, Doeblin, Herbrand, Galois had so much brain power and died early. They had so much potential.

Anonymous 2017-07-27 03:26:45 Post No.9067126
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