Ferdinand von Lindemann
German mathematician (1852–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (12 April 1852 – 6 March 1939) was a German mathematician, noted for his proof, published in 1882, that π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients.
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Ferdinand von Lindemann | |
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Born | (1852-04-12)12 April 1852 |
Died | 6 March 1939(1939-03-06) (aged 86) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg |
Known for | Proving π to be a transcendental number Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Munich, University of Freiburg |
Doctoral advisor | C. Felix Klein[1] |
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