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[[File:Carl_Gustav_Jacob_Jacobi.jpg|thumb|Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.]]'''Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi''' (/dʒəˈkoʊbi/; German: [jaˈkoːbi]; 10 December 1804 – 18 February 1851) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]], who made fundamental contributions to elliptic functions, dynamics, differential equations, and number theory. | [[File:Carl_Gustav_Jacob_Jacobi.jpg|thumb|Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.]]'''Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi''' (/dʒəˈkoʊbi/; German: [jaˈkoːbi]; 10 December 1804 – 18 February 1851) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]], who made fundamental contributions to elliptic functions, dynamics, differential equations, and [[Number theory (nonfiction)|number theory]]. | ||
His name is occasionally written as Carolus Gustavus Iacobus Iacobi in his Latin books, and his first name is sometimes given as Karl. | His name is occasionally written as Carolus Gustavus Iacobus Iacobi in his Latin books, and his first name is sometimes given as Karl. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Mathematician]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | * [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Number theory (nonfiction)]] | |||
External links: | External links: | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 12 April 2018
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (/dʒəˈkoʊbi/; German: [jaˈkoːbi]; 10 December 1804 – 18 February 1851) was a German mathematician, who made fundamental contributions to elliptic functions, dynamics, differential equations, and number theory.
His name is occasionally written as Carolus Gustavus Iacobus Iacobi in his Latin books, and his first name is sometimes given as Karl.
Jacobi was the first Jewish mathematician to be appointed professor at a German university.
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External links:
- Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi @ Wikipedia