Carl Friedrich Gauss

1777–1855

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Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss) was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist who lived from 1777 to 1855. He was born in Braunschweig and died in Göttingen. Gauss made significant contributions to various scientific fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy, and optics. His work had a lasting impact on mathematics and the natural sciences.

Born

1777