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Karl Friedrich Gauss

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KARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS

BORN: APRIL 30, 1777- DIED: FEBRUARY 23, 1855
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ORIGIN AND BACKGROUND

  • Born in Braunschweig, Germany.
  • Died in Gottingen, Germany.
  • University of Gottingen.
  • University of Helmtstedt.
  • Braunschweig University of Technology.
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FAMILY

  • Joseph, Eugene, Louis, and Wilhelm Gauss- sons.
  • Therese and Wilhelmina- daughters.
  • Gebhard Dietrich Gauss- dad
  • Dorothea Gauss- mom
  • Friederica Wilhelmine Waldeck- spouse.
  • Johann Georg Heinrich Gauss- brother
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FAMOUS FOR

  • Algebra
  • Number theory
  • Differential geometry
  • Astronomy
  • Electrostatics
  • Statistics
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QUOTE

  • "It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession, but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment."
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INVOLVEMENT WITH OTHER MATHEMATICIANS

  • Albert Einstein.
  • Andrew Wiles.
  • Srinivasa Ramanujan.
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IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THIS TIME PERIOD

  • Declaration of Independence signed in 1776
  • George Washington becomes president in 1789.
  • Thomas Jefferson becomes president in 1800.

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