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Carl Friedrich Gauss, orig. Johann Friedrich Carl Gauss, (born April 30, 1777, Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick—died Feb. 23, 1855, Göttingen, Hanover), German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. Born to poor parents, he was a prodigy of astounding depth.
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss ( German: Gauß [ kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɡaʊs] ⓘ; Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss; 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. He ranks among history's most influential mathematicians and has been ...
Mar 25, 2023 · Carl Friedrich GAUSS. b. 30 April 1777 - d. 23 February 1855. Summary. Gauss shaped the treatment of observations into a practical tool. Various principles which he advocated became an integral part of statistics and his theory of errors remained a major focus of probability theory up to the 1930s.
