Abraham Seidenberg

Abraham Seidenberg ( born June 2, 1916 in Washington DC; † 3 May 1988 in Milan ) was an American mathematician.

Seidenberg received his bachelor's degree in 1937 from the University of Maryland and was founded in 1943 at Johns Hopkins University PhD ( Valuation Ideals in Rings of Polynomials in Two Variables ) and was then at the University of Berkeley, where he was from 1945 Instructor, 1958 Professor was and 1987 emeritus. He was married to the Italian Ebe Cagli and frequently visiting professor in Milan. He dealt mainly with algebraic geometry and commutative algebra (ideal theory). In 1968, his book Elements of the theory of algebraic curves. The sets of Cohen- Seidenberg, also under "going up" and "going down" are known, associated with his name.

As a historian of mathematics, he defended the thesis of the " ritual origin " of arithmetic ( starting with the counting ) and geometry. His theory of a common origin for the two basic lines of ancient mathematics, an arithmetic and a more geometric direction, Bartel Leendert van also influenced der Waerden ( Geometry and algebra in ancient civilizations ).