Education
He was a student at the universities in Frankfurt and Göttingen, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main in 1927. His advisor was Carl Ludwig Siegel.
He was a student at the universities in Frankfurt and Göttingen, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main in 1927. His advisor was Carl Ludwig Siegel.
He left Germany with the rise of Hitler and accepted an invitation by Louis Mordell to go to Manchester. He became a British citizen in 1946. Mahler held the following positions:
University of Groningen
Assistant 1934-1936
Professor of Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, 1963-1968 and 1972-1975
Professor of Mathematics, Ohio State University, United States of America, 1968-1972
Professor Emeritus, Australian National University, from 1975.
He spoke fluent Chinese and was an expert photographer.
Mahler proved that the Prouhet–Thue–Morse constant and the Champernowne constant 0.1234567891011121314151617181920.. are transcendental numbers.
Royal Society; Australian Academy of Science]
He was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1948 and a member of the Australian Academy of Science in 1965.