Felix Klein (1849-1925)

Scientific centers or associations prefer to name themselves after famous scientists, proclaiming their research program in that way. Joseph von Fraunhofer and Max Planck are ­especially convincing examples. Felix Klein will be a perfect personification of the program that will be realized in Kaiserslautern at the new Felix Klein Center for Mathematics. He was an excellent mathematician, innovative as a teacher and in creating the »Göttinger Mathe­matik«, he was an outstanding organizer of science.