The trace of First World War on mathematics in Brno

Laurent Mazliak (1, 2) , Pavel Sisma (3)

1 IMJ - Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu
2 LPMA - Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires
3 Katedra Matematiky

In the present paper, we study the evolution of the mathematical community in Brno (Brünn in German), the Moravian maintown, in the years between 1900 and 1930. In particular, we want to discuss how the Great War and its consequences (creation of Czechoslovakia and shift of power from the Germans to the Czechs) had an effect on this evolution.

Mots clés: History of mathematics; scientific politics; international links; First World War.; First World War

Domaines: Histoire et perspectives sur les mathématiques [math.HO]

Laurent Mazliak, Pavel Sisma. The trace of First World War on mathematics in Brno. 2009. ⟨hal-00370948v1⟩