German mathematician and physicist (died 1855)

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist, who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. His mathematical contributions spanned the branches of number theory, algebra, analysis, geometry, statistics, and probability. Gauss was director of the Göttingen Observatory in Germany and professor of astronomy from 1807 until his death in 1855.

Born

1777

April 30

Died

1855

Era

1770s

Country

Confederation of the Rhine

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