Karl Georg Christian von Staudt

Karl G. C. von Staudt
Karl von Staudt (1798 - 1867)
Born24 January 1798 (1798-01-24)
Free Imperial City of Rothenburg (modern day Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany)
Died1 June 1867(1867-06-01) (aged 69)
Erlangen
Alma materUniversity of Erlangen
Known forAlgebra of throws
von Staudt-Clausen theorem
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Mathematics
Doctoral advisorGauss

Karl Georg Christian von Staudt (24 January 1798 – 1 June 1867) was a German mathematician who used synthetic geometry to provide a foundation for arithmetic.

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