Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mathematician
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkb:University_of_Helmstedt |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Copley_Medal |
| gptkbp:born |
April 30, 1777
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Josephine_Gauss
gptkb:Eugen_Gauss gptkb:Wilhelmine_Gauss |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Optics
Statistics Differential geometry Magnetism Mathematical physics Complex analysis Astronomical calculations Theory of errors Geometric constructions Gaussian integers Gauss's law of electrostatics Mathematical_rigor Gauss's_law_for_magnetism |
| gptkbp:died |
February 23, 1855
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| gptkbp:field |
physics
astronomy mathematics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Carl Friedrich Gauss
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:David_Hilbert
gptkb:Bernhard_Riemann gptkb:Henri_Poincaré |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Gaussian distribution
number theory Gaussian elimination the method of least squares |
| gptkbp:nationality |
German
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| gptkbp:notableAlumni |
gptkb:Gauss's_theorem
Fundamental theorem of algebra Gauss's law |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Disquisitiones_Arithmeticae
gptkb:Theoria_Motus_Corporum_Coelestium Theoria Residuum Theoria Numerorum Theoria of the motion of the asteroids Theoria of the motion of the comets Theoria of the motion of the earth Theoria of the motion of the meteors Theoria of the motion of the moon Theoria of the motion of the planets Theoria of the motion of the satellites Theoria of the motion of the stars Theoria of the motion of the stars and planets Theoria of the motion of the sun |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Minna_Waldeck
gptkb:Johanna_Osthoff |