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[[File:Carl_Louis_Ferdinand_von_Lindemann.jpg|thumb|Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann.]]'''Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann''' (April 12, 1852 – March 6, 1939) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|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.
[[File:Carl_Louis_Ferdinand_von_Lindemann.jpg|thumb|Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann.]]'''Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann''' (April 12, 1852 – March 6, 1939) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]], noted for his proof, published in 1882, that [[Pi (nonfiction)|π (pi)]] is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients.


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* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]]
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]]
* [[Pi (nonfiction)]]


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Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann.

Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (April 12, 1852 – March 6, 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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