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Werner W. Rogosinski
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Werner Wolfgang Rogosinski, 1920 at Göttingen
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| Born | 24 September 1894 |
| Died | 23 July 1964 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | University of Breslau; University of Freiburg; University of Göttingen |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society foreign member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mathematics |
| Institutions | Newcastle University |
| Thesis | New Application of Pfeiffer's method for Dirichlet's divisor problem (1922) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edmund Landau |
Werner Wolfgang Rogosinski (born September 24, 1894 – died July 23, 1964) was a very smart mathematician. He was born in Germany and later became a British citizen. He was even made a Fellow of the Royal Society, which is a big honor for scientists.
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Early Life and Studies
Werner Rogosinski was born in Breslau, Germany. His family was Jewish. His father, Hermann Rogosinski, was a lawyer. Werner went to Mary Magdalen School from 1900 to 1913.
He studied at several universities. These included the University of Breslau, University of Freiburg, and University of Göttingen. One of his teachers was the famous mathematician Edmund Landau. His studies were paused because of World War I, where he worked as a medic.
Werner loved studying pure mathematics, physics, and philosophy. He was especially interested in "analytical problems." These problems often involve understanding how numbers and functions behave. His PhD paper in 1922 was about a math problem called "Dirichlet's divisor problem." It was a very important paper.
A Career in Mathematics
In 1923, Werner started working as a lecturer in Koenigsberg. A lecturer is like a university teacher. By 1928, he became an associate professor. He worked with other mathematicians like Richard Brauer and Gábor Szegő. Their families even became good friends.
Important Books and Work
Werner wrote his first book, Fouriersche Reihen, in 1930. This book helped students learn about Fourier series. Fourier series are special math tools used to break down complex waves or signals into simpler parts. The book was translated into English in 1950 and is still used today.
Moving to the UK
Werner married in 1928, and his son Peter was born in 1932. But then, things became very difficult for him. When the Nazi party took power in Germany, many Jewish people faced unfair treatment. In 1936, Werner was not allowed to teach at universities anymore. He could only teach in some Jewish schools.
Luckily, two famous British professors, G. H. Hardy and John Edensor Littlewood, invited him to come to the United Kingdom. In 1937, Werner moved to Cambridge with his wife and son. He got help from a group called the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning.
In the UK, he continued his important math work. He wrote five papers with G. H. Hardy. They also published a book together called Fourier Series in 1944. This book was a new version of Werner's earlier book.
Later Career and Recognition
In 1941, Werner taught in Aberdeen. In 1945, he became a lecturer at Newcastle University. He became a full professor in 1947 and then the head of the math department in 1948.
Werner left his job at Newcastle in 1959. He then went to work at the Mathematical Institute in Aarhus, Denmark. In 1954, he was chosen to be a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honor for scientists in the UK. In 1962, he also became a foreign member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences.
Werner had planned to work at the new University of Sussex. However, he became ill and passed away in Aarhus in 1964, at the age of 69.
