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Ferdinand von Lindemann
Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann was a German mathematician who proved in 1882 that π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any nonzero polynomial with rational coefficients.
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science · German mathematician (1852–1939) · mathematician · university teacher · also Ferdinand von Lindemann, Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann, Lindemann
Born 12 April 1852 · Died 6 March 1939 · Q77203
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1939· 1 entry
Died 1939-03-06.
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1918· 1 entry
Awarded Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown (1918).
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1905· 1 entry
Awarded Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1905).
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1904· 1 entry
Career landmark: rector (1904–1905).
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1882· 2 entries
That π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any nonzero polynomial with rational coefficients
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Lindemann published the result for which he is best known, the transcendence of π
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1877· 1 entry
Studied at University of Würzburg, habilitation (1877).
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1874· 1 entry
Studied at Technical University of Munich (1873–1874).
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1873· 1 entry
Studied at University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Doctor (1872–1873).
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1871· 1 entry
Studied at University of Göttingen (1870–1871).
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1870· 1 entry
Studied at Fridericianum Schwerin (1870).
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1852· 1 entry
Born 1852-04-12.
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