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Hilbert, David [1862-1943] Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen Nachlass David Hilbert Mathematiker 1862 – 1943 Umfang: 26 Kst., 5 Mpn, 1 Fotoalbum Provenienz: Acc. Mss. 1967.23 (= Hauptteil; in den Beschreibungen nicht erwähnt) Acc. Mss. 1975.23 Acc. Mss. 1984.21 Acc. Mss. 1988.6 Ac. Mss. 1989.10 Acc. Mss. 1993.35 Acc. Mss. 1994.30 Acc. Mss. 2000.6 Acc. Mss. 2000.24 Acc. Mss. 2004.15/1-2 Erschließung: 1968 Ordnung der Korrespondenz durch Dietrich Kornexl 1969 Ordnung der Gutachten, Manuskripte und Materialien sowie der privaten Dokumente durch Inge-Maren Peters Ab 2004 Verzeichnung in der Datenbank HANS der SUB Göttingen Weitere Nachschriften Hilbertscher Vorlesungen sind vorhanden in der BIBLIOTHEK DES MATHEMATISCHEN INSTITUTS DER GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITÄT GÖTTINGEN Inhaltsverzeichnis Seite Briefe Allgemeine Korrespondenz Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 1 – 452 4 Glückwünsche Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 452 a-d 72 Sonstige Briefe Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 453 – 456 97 Briefentwürfe von David Hilbert Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 457 99 Berufungsangelegenheiten und sonstige Gutachten Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 458 – 493 103 Hilbert als Direktor des Mathematischen Seminars der Universität Göttingen Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 494 110 Materialien und Manuskripte Vorlesungsnachschriften und –ausarbeitungen des Studenten Hilbert Dozenten bekannt Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 495 – 504 112 Dozenten und Vorlesungen nicht ermittelt Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 505 – 519 113 Hilbertsche Vorlesungen Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 520 – 570a 115 [Anmerkung: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 520 = Verzeichnis der Vorlesungen 1886-1932] Hilbertsche Seminare Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 570 / 1 – 570 / 10 122 Vorträge und Reden über Mathematiker Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 571 – 581 124 Vorträge und Reden über mathematische Probleme Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 582 – 599 126 2 Rechnungen und Notizen zu verschiedenen mathematischen Problemen Allgemeines und zur Philosophie Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 600 – 607 129 [Anmerkung: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 600 = wissenschaftliches Tagebuch] Besondere Themen Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 608 – 676 130 Varia Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 677 – 681 b 139 Manuskripte anderer Seminararbeiten Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 682 – 722 140 Seminararbeiten) ; Verfasser nicht ermittelt Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 723-740 145 Biographisches Zur Laufbahn Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 741 147 Ehrenurkunden und Medaillen 149 Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 742 – 743 C Allgemeines Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 744 – 753 153 Varia Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 754 – 771 156 Familienpapiere Briefwechsel Käthe Hilbert Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 772 – 777 161 Varia Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 778 – 792 164 ---------------------- Nachlassverzeichnis, gültig bis 2008 Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 793 3 Briefe Allgemeine Korrespondenz Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 1 Ackermann, Wilhelm An David Hilbert Cambridge; Burgsteinfurt, 20.04.1925; 23.08.1933; o.D. – 1 Br., 1 Pk., 1 Br.-Fragm. Br.-Fragm.: o.O., o.D., Bl. 9 v. x Bl. Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1975.23 [gilt nur für Nr. 2] Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 2 Ahrens, Wilhelm An David Hilbert Rostock, 10.10.1918. – 1 Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 3 Alasia, Christoforo An David Hilbert Christano, Sardinien; Tempio, Sardinien, 03.021901; 10.09.1902. – 1 Br., 1Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 3 A Aleksandrov, Pavel S. An David Hilbert Sanary (Var), 02.10.1930. – 1 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 4 Althoff, Friedrich Briefwechsel mit David Hilbert Berlin; [Göttingen]; Schierke; Heidelberg, 1892-1895; 1904-1906. – 14 Br. u. 2 Visitenkt. + 1 Beil. Nr. 5, Bl. 17, Nr. 12 : hs. Br.-Entw. D. Hilberts (ca. 1894 bzw. 1904) Nr. 16: Dankesbr. F. Althoffs vom 1.1.1906 (masch. Abschr.) Beil: Todesanzeige für F. Althoff (mit Notizen D. Hilberts) Br. lagen zunächst überw. als Kopien vor (Acc. Mss. 1994.30); diese konnten im März 2002 gegen die Originale ausgetauscht werden Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 5 Anhenn, L. An David Hilbert München; Prättingen, Graubünden; Bremen, 1898-1901; o.J. – 4 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 6 Anisimov, Vasily A. An David Hilbert Warschau, 1897-1904. – 6 Br. 4 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 6 A Appel, Carl An David Hilbert Breslau, 20.10.1891. – 1 Br. Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1975.23 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 7 Appell, Paul An David Hilbert o.O., o.D. – 1 Visitenkt. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 7 A Archenhold, Friedrich Simon An David Hilbert Berlin-Treptow, o.D. – 1 Br. (Durchschl.) Br. wurde an den Magistrat d. Stadt Göttingen, z. Hd. Oberbürgermeisters Calsow, adressiert Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 8 Arzelá, Cesare An David Hilbert Bologna, 07.06.1906. – 1 Pk. Datum lt. Poststempel Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 9 Auwers, Arthur von An David Hilbert Berlin, 18.01.1895; 08.07.1901; 09.07.1901. – 3 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 10 Bachmann, Paul An David Hilbert Weimar, 18.10.1896. – 1 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 11 Bär, Richard An David Hilbert Zürich; Granada; Kairo, 1917-1934. – 6 Br., 3 Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 12 Balser, Ludwig An David Hilbert Darmstadt, 03.10.1900; 08.11.1900. – 2 Br. 5 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 13 Bateman, Harry An David Hilbert Göttingen; Manchester, 15.02.1906; 07.06.1909. – 2 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 14 Bauer, Gustav An David Hilbert München, 07.10.1889; 30.10.1891. – 2 Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 15 Baule, Bernhard An David Hilbert [Feldpost]; Königsberg; Graz, 1914-1924. – 5 Br., 2 Feldpostkt. Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1975.23 [gilt nur für Nr. 3 a] Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 15 A Becker, Carl Heinrich Briefwechsel mit David Hilbert Berlin; Göttingen, 10.10.1918; 23.11.1919. – 2 Br. + 1 Notizzettel (betr. P. Debye) 1 Br. von C. H. Becker (1918), 1 Br.-Entw. von D. Hilbert [geschrieben von Käthe Hilbert] (1919) Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 2000.6 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 16 Beer, Fritz An David Hilbert Berlin, 19.11.1899. – 1 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 17 Behmann, Heinrich An David Hilbert Hannover, 21.06.1919. – 1 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 18 Beltrami, Eugenio An David Hilbert Rome, 16.07.1899. – 1 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 19 Berliner, Arnold An David Hilbert Berlin, 07.01.1913; 05.12.1921. – 1 Br., 1 Pk. Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1975.23 [gilt nur für Nr. 2] 6 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 20 Berliner, Hennoch An David Hilbert Bern, 18.07.1917. – 1 Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 21 Bernays, Paul An David Hilbert Charlottenburg; Zürich; Princeton, NJ, 1921-1936. – 7 Br. Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1975.23 [gilt nur für Nr. 6 und 7] Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 22 Bernstein, Felix An David Hilbert Halle; o.O., 05.12.1900; 06.01.1902; 08.05.1903; 28.10.1904; o.D. – 10 Br. + 1 Beil. Nr. 2 ist ein Manuskript über Klassenzahlen beigefügt (8 S.) Beil.: Mutter v. F. Bernstein an D. Hilbert. Halle, 14.2.1911 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 23 Bernstejn, Sergej N. An David Hilbert Heidelberg; Charkow; o.O., 1905-1910. – 5 Br., 1 Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 24 Bessel-Hagen, Erich An David Hilbert Göttingen, 17.08.1926. – 1 Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 25 Bianchi, Luigi An David Hilbert Pisa, 20.12.1902. – 1 Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 26 Bieberbach, Ludwig An David Hilbert Göttingen; Königsberg; Basel u.a., 1909-1926; o.D. – 9 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 27 Birkhoff, George David An David Hilbert Trébeurden, 09.07.1926. – 1 Br. 7 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 27 A Bjørnson, Bjørn An David Hilbert Kristiania, 20.08.1902. – 1 Br. Alte Signatur: Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 456 : 4 Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1975.23 Persönliche Einladung an David Hilbert, der als Vertreter der Göttinger Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften aus Anlass des Abel-Jubiläums nach Kristiania reisen wird Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 28 Blaschke, Wilhelm An David Hilbert Eldena; Greifswald; Königsberg, 1912-1918. – 2 Br., 2 Pk. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 29 Bliss, Gilbert Ames An David Hilbert Chicago, 02.03.1904. – 1 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 30 Blumenthal, Otto An David Hilbert Marburg; Aachen; Delft u.a., 1904-1939; o.D. – 43 Br., 17 Pk. + 2 Beil. Enthält auch: Stellungnahmen Otto Blumenthals zu Aufsätzen von Marcel Riesz (1910; Nr. 22/Anl.) und Roland Weitzenböck (1911; Nr. 32/Anl.), die in den Mathematischen Annalen veröffentlicht werden sollen Nr. 56/Anl.: D. Hilbert an O. Blumenthal, die Zukunft der Mathematischen Annalen betr. o.O., o.D. [Nov. 1933]. – 1 Br. (Abschr. von Käthe Hilbert; 1 S.) Nr. 57: Otto Blumenthal an die Redakteure der Mathematischen Annalen. – Aachen, 25.04.1935. – Ts.; 1 S. [betr. Abfassung eines Nachrufes auf Emmy Noether] Beil.: Ludwig Maurer an David Hilbert. – Tübingen, 22.02.1926. – 1 Br. + Anl. (= Auszug aus einem Br. D. Hilberts an O. Blumentahl) Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1967.23. – Acc. Mss. 1975.23 [gilt nur für Nr. 43 a, 55, 56, 56 / Anl. und 57] Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 31 Bochow, Karl An David Hilbert Nordhausen, 02.08.1923. – 1 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 32 Boehm, Karl An David Hilbert Heidelberg; Königsberg; Ettlingen, 1913-1922. – 5 Br. Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1975.23 [gilt nur für Nr. 4 und 5] 8 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 32 A Böhmer, Paul Eugen An David Hilbert Dresden, 31.07.1922. – 1 Br. Inventarnummer: Acc. Mss. 1975.23 Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 33 Bohlin, Karl Petrus Teodor An David Hilbert Stockholm, 13.08.1907; 07.05.1918. – 2 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 34 Bohlmann, Georg An David Hilbert Berlin-Wilmersdorf, 10.10.1909; 15.05.1910. – 2 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 35 Bohniček, Stefan An David Hilbert Agram, Kroatien, 1902-1911. – 4 Br. + 1 Anl. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 36 Boltzmann, Ludwig An David Hilbert Wien, 25.11.1903. – 1 Br. Cod. Ms. D. Hilbert 37 Bolza, Oskar An David Hilbert Chicago; Freiburg, 1902-1911.
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