101. Carl Friedrich Gauss - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Biography of the mathematician with links to relevant terms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss

Carl Friedrich Gauss From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For other uses, see Gauss (disambiguation) Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855), painted by Christian Albrecht Jensen Born 30 April 1777 Braunschweig Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg Holy Roman Empire Died Göttingen Kingdom of Hanover Residence Kingdom of Hanover Nationality German Fields Mathematician and physicist Institutions University of Göttingen Alma mater University of Helmstedt Doctoral advisor ... Johann Christian Martin Bartels Doctoral students Friedrich Bessel Christoph Gudermann Christian Ludwig Gerling Richard Dedekind ... See full list Influenced Sophie Germain Notable awards Copley Medal Signature Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (pronounced /ˈɡaʊs/ German Gauß listen help info Latin Carolus Fridericus Gauss German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory statistics analysis differential geometry ... astronomy and optics Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum Latin , "the Prince of Mathematicians" or "the foremost of mathematicians") and "greatest mathematician since antiquity," Gauss had a remarkable influence in many fields of mathematics and science and is ranked as one of history's most influential mathematicians. He referred to mathematics as "the queen of sciences."

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