| Hermann Künneth | |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Neustadt an der Haardt |
| Death Place: | Erlangen |
| Fields: | Mathematics, Algebraic Topology |
| Workplaces: | University of Erlangen |
| Thesis Title: | Über die Bettischen Zahlen einer Produktmannigfaltigkeit |
| Thesis Year: | 1922 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Heinrich Franz Friedrich Tietze |
| Known For: | Künneth theorem |
| Awards: | Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande |
Hermann Lorenz Künneth (July 6, 1892 Neustadt an der Haardt – May 7, 1975 Erlangen) was a German mathematician and renowned algebraic topologist, best known for his contribution to what is now known as the Künneth theorem.
In the winter semester 1910/11, Künneth joined the students' fraternity “Studentengesangverein Erlangen“, now “Akademisch-Musikalische Verbindung Fridericiana Erlangen“ (“Students' Choral Society Erlangen“, now “Akademic Musical Fraternity Fridericiana Erlangen“). He carried out a variety of posts during his studies as well as after having left university in 1914.
He participated in the First World War and was captured by British forces.[1]
His 1922 doctoral thesis at the University of Erlangen was titled Über die Bettischen Zahlen einer Produktmannigfaltigkeit (“On the Betti numbers of a product manifold”), it was supervised by Heinrich Franz Friedrich Tietze.
From 1923, he was a teacher at secondary schools in Kronach and Erlangen. After retiring, he became professor at the University of Erlangen.
In 1964, he was decorated with the Bundesverdienstkreuz, the highest German decoration.