Ferdinand von Lindemann
Mathematician, Academic
1852 – 1939
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Who was Ferdinand von Lindemann?
Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann was a German mathematician, noted for his proof, published in 1882, that π is a transcendental number, i.e., it is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients.
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- Born
- Apr 12, 1852
Hanover - Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Employment
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Lived in
- Hanover
- Germany
- Died
- Mar 6, 1939
Munich
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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