Hermann Minkowski

Hermann Minkowski studied at the Universities of Berlin and Knigsberg.At the young age of 44, Minkowski died suddenly from a ruptured appendix.He received his doctorate in 1885 from Knigsberg.He taught at several universities, Bonn, Knigsberg and Zurich.In Zurich, Einstein was a student in several of the courses he gave.At Gttingen he learnt mathematical physics from Hilbert and his associates.This space-time continuum provided a framework for all later mathematical work in relativity.These ideas were used by Albert Einstein in developing the general theory of relativity.Born: 22 June 1864 in Alexotas, Russian Empire (now Kaunas, Lithuania).Died: 12 Jan 1909 in Gttingen, Germany.