Carl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855).
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Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and physicist. Born on 30 April 1777 in Brunswick, Gauss died on 23 February 1855 in Göttingen at the age of 77.
Notable works include Gauss–Seidel method, Gauss's law and Gauss's law for magnetism. Gauss studied at University of Helmstedt and University of Göttingen. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society, Lalande Prize and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among 7 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 200 languages, Carl Friedrich Gauss is No. 2,783 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 30 April 1777, Brunswick
- Died
- 23 February 1855, Göttingen (aged 77)
- Country
- Confederation of the Rhine
- Known as
- Mathematician, geophysicist, astronomer
- Field
- Science
- Education
- University of Helmstedt, University of Göttingen
- Languages
- Latin, German, English, French
- Children
- 5
- Wikipedia editions
- 200
Did you know
Lived to 77.
Shares a birthday with António Guterres and Stephen Harper.
One of 29 people in the Index born in Brunswick, with Richard Dedekind.
Has a Wikipedia article in 200 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- FatherGebhard Dietrich Gauss
- MotherDorthea Benze
- SpouseFriederica Wilhelmine Waldeck
- SpouseJohanna Osthoff
- ChildEugene Gauss
- ChildJoseph Gauß
- ChildWilhelmine Gauss
- ChildTherese Gauss
- ChildCharles William Gauss
Honours and works
Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society1804
- Lalande Prize1809
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences1822
- Copley Medal1838
- Honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)1839
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order1842
- Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1853
Notable works
- Gauss–Seidel method
- Gauss's law
- Gauss's law for magnetism
- Gauss's law for gravity
- Normal distribution
- Disquisitiones Arithmeticae
- Disquisitiones generales circa superficies curvas
- Atlas des Erdmagnetismus: nach den Elementen der Theorie entworfen
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