Hermann Schubert (mathematician)

Hermann Schubert was a 19th-century mathematician renowned for his work in enumerative geometry, which studies counting geometric figures that satisfy certain conditions. He contributed methods for systematically counting the number of solutions to geometric problems, such as determining how many lines meet a set of existing lines or curves. His techniques laid groundwork for later developments in algebraic geometry and intersection theory. Schubert’s work is fundamental in understanding how complex geometric objects relate and intersect, providing tools that mathematicians continue to use in modern mathematical research.