Hanfried Lenz
Hanfried Lenz was born on April 22, 1916. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Hanfried Lenz
Hanfried Lenz (22 April 1916 in Munich – 1 June 2013 in Berlin) was a German mathematician, who is mainly known for his work in geometry and combinatorics. Hanfried Lenz was the eldest son of Fritz Lenz an influential German geneticist, who is associated with Eugenics and hence also with the Nazi racial policies during the Third Reich. He was also the older brother of Widukind Lenz, a geneticist. He started to study mathematics and physics at the University of Tübingen, but interrupted his studies from 1935 to 1937 to do a (at this time, in Weimar Republic voluntary) military service. After…