Johann carl friedrich gauss biography summary organizer
Johann carl friedrich gauss biography summary organizer
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist (1777–1855)
"Gauss" redirects here. For other uses, see Gauss (disambiguation).
Carl Friedrich Gauss | |
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Portrait by Christian Albrecht Jensen, 1840 (copy from Gottlieb Biermann, 1887)[1] | |
| Born | Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-04-30)30 April 1777 Brunswick, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 23 February 1855(1855-02-23) (aged 77) Göttingen, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation |
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| Known for | Full list |
| Spouses | Johanna Osthoff (m. 1805; died 1809)Minna Waldeck (m. 1810; died 1831) |
| Children | 6 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Astronomy, Geodesy, Magnetism |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen |
| Thesis | Demonstratio nova... (1799) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joha
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