The axiomatic introduction of arbitrary strain tensors by Hans Richter -- a commented translation of "Strain tensor, strain deviator and stress tensor for finite deformations"

We provide a faithful translation of Hans Richter’s important 1949 paper “Verzerrungstensor, Verzerrungsdeviator und Spannungstensor bei endlichen Form"anderungen” from its original German version into English, complemented by an introduction summarizing Richter’s achievements.