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[[File:Johann_Friedrich_Pfaff.jpg|thumb|Johann Friedrich Pfaff.]]'''Johann Friedrich Pfaff''' (sometimes spelled '''Friederich'''; 22 December 1765 – 21 April 1825) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]]. | [[File:Johann_Friedrich_Pfaff.jpg|thumb|Johann Friedrich Pfaff.]]'''Johann Friedrich Pfaff''' (sometimes spelled '''Friederich'''; 22 December 1765 – 21 April 1825) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]]. | ||
He was described as one of Germany's most eminent mathematicians during the 19th century. He was a precursor of the German school of mathematical thinking, which under [[Carl Friedrich Gauss ( | He was described as one of Germany's most eminent mathematicians during the 19th century. He was a precursor of the German school of mathematical thinking, which under [[Carl Friedrich Gauss (nonfiction)|Carl Friedrich Gauss]] and his followers largely determined the lines on which mathematics developed during the nineteenth century. | ||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Carl Friedrich Gauss (nonfiction)]] | |||
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Revision as of 12:34, 22 November 2017
Johann Friedrich Pfaff (sometimes spelled Friederich; 22 December 1765 – 21 April 1825) was a German mathematician.
He was described as one of Germany's most eminent mathematicians during the 19th century. He was a precursor of the German school of mathematical thinking, which under Carl Friedrich Gauss and his followers largely determined the lines on which mathematics developed during the nineteenth century.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Johann Friedrich Pfaff @ Wikipedia
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