Robert Remak (mathematician)

Robert Remak
Born	14 February 1888 Berlin, German Empire
Died	13 November 1942 (1942-11-14) (aged 54) Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland
Known for	Remak decomposition
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics

Robert Erich Remak (14 February 1888 – 13 November 1942) was a German mathematician. He is chiefly remembered for his work in group theory (Remak decomposition). His other interests included algebraic number theory, mathematical economics and geometry of numbers. Robert Remak was the son of the neurologist Ernst Julius Remak and the grandson of the embryologist Robert Remak. He was murdered in the Holocaust.