ARTHUR WIEFERICH

'Arthur Josef Alwin Wieferich' (April 27, 1884 – September 15, 1954) was a German mathematician and teacher, remembered for his work on number theory. He was born in Münster, attended the University of Münster (1903–1909) and then worked widely as a school teacher and tutor until his retirement in 1949.
Noted for five papers he published while at Münster:

★ ''Beweis des Satzes, daß sich eine jede ganze Zahl als Summe von höchstens neun positiven Kuben darstellen lässt'' (1908)

★ ''Über die Darstellung der Zahlen als Summen von Biquadraten'' (1908)

★ ''Zur Darstellung der Zahlen als Summen von fünften und siebenten Potenzen positiver ganzer Zahlen'' (1909)

★ ''Zum letzten Fermat'schen Theorem'' (1909)

★ ''Zur Driecksgeometrie'' (1909)
His fourth paper led to the term ''Wieferich prime''.

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★ Wieferich pair