Max Noether

Max Noether
Noether, c. 1870s
Born(1844-09-24)24 September 1844
Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Confederation
Died13 December 1921(1921-12-13) (aged 77)
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Heidelberg
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Institutions
  • University of Heidelberg
  • University of Erlangen
Doctoral students

Max Noether (German: [ˈnøːtɐ]; 24 September 1844 – 13 December 1921) was a German mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry and the theory of algebraic functions. He has been called "one of the finest mathematicians of the nineteenth century". He was the father of Emmy Noether.