Richard von Mises

This material is held atCardiff University Archives / Prifysgol Caerdydd

  • Reference
    • GB 1239 422/58
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1929-1959

Scope and Content

Richard von Mises (1883-1953), professor of Aerodynamics and Applied Mathematics at Harvard, and bibliographer of Rilke. His wife, Hilda von Mises (née Geringer), also a mathematician. Letters from Richard von Mises to BJM 1929-50 and from Hilda Geiringer 1938-59; numerous designs for a bookplate for Richard von Mises' Rilke collection; photocopies of some pages from 'Katalog der Rilke-Sammlung Richard von Mises'; obituary notices of Richard von Mises and Ludwig von Mises.