Johann Friedrich Pfaff
Mathematician, Academic
1765 – 1825
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Who was Johann Friedrich Pfaff?
Johann Friedrich Pfaff 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.
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- Born
- Dec 22, 1765
Stuttgart - Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Göttingen
- Lived in
- Germany
- Died
- Apr 21, 1825
Halle
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on July 23, 2013
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