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[[Johann_Benedict_Listing.jpg|thumb|Johann Benedict Listing.]]'''Johann Benedict Listing''' (25 July 1808 – 24 December 1882) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]]. He was born in Frankfurt and died in Göttingen.
[[File:Johann_Benedict_Listing.jpg|thumb|Johann Benedict Listing.]]'''Johann Benedict Listing''' (25 July 1808 – 24 December 1882) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]]. He was born in Frankfurt and died in Göttingen.


Listing first introduced the term "topology", in a famous article published in 1847, although he had used the term in correspondence some years earlier.
Listing first introduced the term "[[Topology (nonfiction)|topology]]", in a famous article published in 1847, although he had used the term in correspondence some years earlier.


He (independently) discovered the properties of the half-twisted strip at the same time (1858) as August Ferdinand Möbius, and went further in exploring the properties of strips with higher-order twists (paradromic rings).
He (independently) discovered the properties of the half-twisted strip at the same time (1858) as [[August Ferdinand Möbius (nonfiction)|August Ferdinand Möbius]], and went further in exploring the properties of strips with higher-order twists (paradromic rings).


He discovered topological invariants which came to be called Listing numbers.
He discovered topological invariants which came to be called Listing numbers.
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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[August Ferdinand Möbius (nonfiction)]]
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]]
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]]
* [[Topology (nonfiction)]]


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Johann Benedict Listing.

Johann Benedict Listing (25 July 1808 – 24 December 1882) was a German mathematician. He was born in Frankfurt and died in Göttingen.

Listing first introduced the term "topology", in a famous article published in 1847, although he had used the term in correspondence some years earlier.

He (independently) discovered the properties of the half-twisted strip at the same time (1858) as August Ferdinand Möbius, and went further in exploring the properties of strips with higher-order twists (paradromic rings).

He discovered topological invariants which came to be called Listing numbers.

In ophthalmology, Listing's law describes an essential element of extraocular eye muscle coordination.

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