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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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Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (;[ • Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss April 30, Göttingen, Hannover, Germany Christoph Gudermann Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (April 30, – February 23, ) was a Germanmathematician and scientist of profound genius who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, magnetism, astronomy, and optics. He is particularly known for the enhet of magnetism that bears his name, and bygd a mathematica • For an extensive survey of terrestrial magnetism, he invented an early type of magnetometer, a device that measures the direction and strength of a magnetic field. Gauss also developed a consistent system of magnetic units, and with Wilhelm Weber built one of the first electromagnetic telegraphs. Gauss’ laws describing magnetic and electric fluxes served as part of the foundation on which James Clerk Maxwell developed his famous equations and electromagnetic theory. Johann Friedrich Carl Gauss was born in to a poor family in Brunswick, Germany. The boy was found to be a mathematical prodigy. Gauss’ amazing calculating abilities aroused the interest of his teachers, and the child received a solid education despite lack of money. His teachers gave him advanced textbooks and introduced him to the work of prominent mathematicians of the day. Gauss’ skills in that field as well as his facility for languages eventually gained him the patronage of the Duke of Brunsw
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss,
painted by Christian Albrecht Jensen Born
Brunswick, GermanyDied February 23, Residence Germany Nationality German Field Mathematician and physicist Institutions Georg-August University Alma mater Helmstedt University Academic advisor Johann Friedrich Pfaff Notable students Friedrich Bessel
Christian Ludwig Gerling
J. W. Richard Dedekind
Johann Encke
Johann Listing
Bernhard Riemann Known for Number theory
The Gaussian
Magnetism Carl Friedrich Gauss