Heinrich Ferdinand Scherk (27 October 1798 – 4 October 1885) was a German mathematician notable for his work on minimal surfaces and the distribution of prime numbers. He is also notable as the doctoral advisor of Ernst Kummer.

Heinrich Scherk
Heinrich Ferdinand Scherk
Born(1798-10-27)27 October 1798
Died4 October 1885(1885-10-04) (aged 86)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversität Berlin
Known forDistribution of prime numbers
Scherk surface
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversität Halle-Wittenberg
Universität zu Kiel
Doctoral advisorFriedrich Bessel
Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes
Doctoral studentsErnst Kummer
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