Carl Friedrich Gauss

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Carl Fridericus Gauss : 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855 was a German mathematician who made significant contributions to many fields, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, mechanics, electrostatics

Nationality :- German

Born :- 30 April 1777

Died :- 23 February 1855

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Residence :- Kingdom of Hanover

Alma mater :- Collegium Carolinum, University of Gottingen/University of Helmstedt

Awards :- Lalande Prize 1810
                 Copley Medal 1838

Scientific career

Institutions :- University of Gottingen

Doctoral advisor :- Johann Friedrich Pfaff

Other academic advisors :- Johann Christian Martin Bartels

Other notable students :- Johann Encke
Christoph Gudermann
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
Gotthold Eisenstein
Carl Wolfgang Benjamin Goldschmidt
Gustav Kirchhoff
Ernst Kummer
August Ferdinand

Fields :- Mathematics and physics

Doctoral students :- Johann Listing
Christian Ludwig Gerling
Richard Dedekind
Bernhard Riemann

Influenced :- Ferdinand Minding




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