Felix Bernstein (mathematician)

Felix Bernstein (24 February 1878 in Halle, Germany – 3 December 1956 in Zürich, Switzerland), was a German Jewish mathematician known for proving in 1896 the Schröder–Bernstein theorem, a central result in set theory,:5–6 and less well known for demonstrating in 1924 the correct blood group inheritance pattern of multiple alleles at one locus through statistical analysis.

Felix Bernstein
Born(1878-02-24)24 February 1878
Died3 December 1956(1956-12-03) (aged 78)
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known forSchröder–Bernstein theorem
ChildrenMarianne Bernstein-Wiener:7r
Scientific career
Theses
Doctoral advisorDavid Hilbert
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