Carl friedrich gauss mathematician
Carl friedrich gauss mathematician
Carl Friedrich Gauss!
Carl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist (–)
"Gauss" redirects here. For other uses, see Gauss (disambiguation).
Carl Friedrich Gauss | |
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Portrait by Christian Albrecht Jensen, (copy from Gottlieb Biermann, )[1] | |
Born | Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss ()30 April Brunswick, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 23 February () (aged77) Göttingen, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation |
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Knownfor | Full list |
Spouses | Johanna Osthoff (m.; died)Minna Waldeck (m.; died) |
Children | 6 |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, Astronomy, Geodesy, Magnetism |
Institutions | University of Göttingen |
Thesis | Demonstratio nova() |
Doctoral advisor | Johann Friedrich Pfaff |
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