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Ferdinand von Lindemann
1852 – 1939
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryCarl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann was a German mathematician who proved in 1882 that π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any nonzero polynomial with rational coefficients.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 12, 1852
Hanover
Date of death
March 6, 1939
Munich
Citizenship
Kingdom of Hanover · German Reich · Kingdom of Prussia
Occupations & fields
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtMerit Order of the Bavarian Crown
Notable works
Lindemann–Weierstrass theoremHermite–Lindemann Theorem
- Field and occupation
- německý matematik
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