David Hilbert on Poincaré, Klein, and the world of mathematics (Q1066877)

This article was originally written in German language. It is translated into English by David E. Rowe. The author describes how David Hilbert pays homage to the world's renowned mathematicians Henri Poincaré and Felix Klein, especially on the occasion of the Wolfskehl lecture. By the way of discussion the author also presents Hilbert's view on Minkowski, Cantor and other mathematicians. This is a well written article, being helpful to those who are going to study the origins and development of modern mathematics.