Minkowski
/mɪŋˈkɔːfskɪ/- Minkowski, Hermann (1864-1909), Russian-born German mathematician. He worked on the properties of sets in multidimensional systems, and suggested the concept of four-dimensional space-time, which was the basis for Einstein's general theory of relativity.闵科夫斯基, 赫尔曼（1864-1909, 俄罗斯出生的德国数学家, 研究数论并提出四维时空概念, 成为爱因斯坦广义相对论的基础）。