Georg Ferdinand Helm (15 March 1851 – 13 September 1923) was a German mathematician.
Georg Helm | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1851 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony |
| Died | September 12, 1923 (aged 72) Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony |
| Known for | Energetics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical chemistry |
| Institutions | Dresden University of Technology |
Helm graduated from high school from the in Dresden in 1867. Thereafter he studied mathematics and natural sciences at the Dresden Polytechnical School, and then at the universities of Leipzig and Berlin from 1871 to 1873.
Helm first taught at the Annenschule, his high school alma mater. Then he taught mathematics and physics at the Dresden University of Technology and at the Royal Saxon Polytechnic from 1888 until 1922. He was an interdisciplinarian, whose teaching responsibilities included a seminar on insurance statistics. Helm coined the term “mathematical chemistry”, and was the first to classify physical and chemical properties as intensive or extensive in 1898.
His work in the area of economics postulated that money was the economic equivalent of the lowest form of social entropy as described in his work “Teachings on Energy” (in German, Lehre von der Energie, 1887[1]).
Selected works
- Lehre von der Energie (Leipzig, 1887) [2]
- Grundzüge der mathematischen Chemie (1894) [3]
- The principles of mathematical chemistry: The energetics of chemical phenomena (New York, 1897) [4]
- Die Energetik (Leipzig, 1898)
- Die Theorien der Elektrodynamik nach ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung (Leipzig, 1904) [5]
- Die Grundlehren der höheren Mathematik (Leipzig, 1910)
References
- Programm der Annen-Realschule zu Dresden 1882, page 50
- Redlich, O. (1970). "Intensive and Extensive Properties" (PDF). J. Chem. Educ. 47 (2): 154–156. Bibcode:1970JChEd..47..154R. doi:10.1021/ed047p154.2.
External links
- Works by or about Georg Helm at the Internet Archive
Georg Ferdinand Helm 15 March 1851 13 September 1923 was a German mathematician Georg HelmBorn 1851 03 15 March 15 1851 Dresden Kingdom of SaxonyDiedSeptember 12 1923 1923 09 12 aged 72 Dresden Kingdom of SaxonyKnown forEnergeticsScientific careerFieldsMathematical chemistryInstitutionsDresden University of TechnologyMemorial Tablet to Georg Helm at the old Annenfriedhof in Dresden Bust is of Hermann Hettner Helm graduated from high school from the in Dresden in 1867 Thereafter he studied mathematics and natural sciences at the Dresden Polytechnical School and then at the universities of Leipzig and Berlin from 1871 to 1873 Helm first taught at the Annenschule his high school alma mater Then he taught mathematics and physics at the Dresden University of Technology and at the Royal Saxon Polytechnic from 1888 until 1922 He was an interdisciplinarian whose teaching responsibilities included a seminar on insurance statistics Helm coined the term mathematical chemistry and was the first to classify physical and chemical properties as intensive or extensive in 1898 His work in the area of economics postulated that money was the economic equivalent of the lowest form of social entropy as described in his work Teachings on Energy in German Lehre von der Energie 1887 1 Selected worksLehre von der Energie Leipzig 1887 2 Grundzuge der mathematischen Chemie 1894 3 The principles of mathematical chemistry The energetics of chemical phenomena New York 1897 4 Die Energetik Leipzig 1898 Die Theorien der Elektrodynamik nach ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung Leipzig 1904 5 Die Grundlehren der hoheren Mathematik Leipzig 1910 ReferencesProgramm der Annen Realschule zu Dresden 1882 page 50 Redlich O 1970 Intensive and Extensive Properties PDF J Chem Educ 47 2 154 156 Bibcode 1970JChEd 47 154R doi 10 1021 ed047p154 2 External linksWorks by or about Georg Helm at the Internet Archive
