The central part of Burnside's group theory work was in the area of group representations, where he helped to develop some of the foundational theory, complementing, and sometimes competing with, the work of Ferdinand Frobenius, who began his research in the subject during the 1890s.
Leo Frobenius | Frobenius | Frobenius Orgelbyggeri | Perron–Frobenius theorem |
His work with Frobenius included the study of the Neolithic rock engravings of south Oran in 1925.
A partial list of pioneers in quasi-Frobenius rings includes R. Brauer, K. Morita, T. Nakayama, C. J. Nesbitt, and R. M. Thrall.