Lindemann

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Lindemann is a German surname most notably associated with Ferdinand von Lindemann, the mathematician who proved that π is a transcendental number.

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Label Occurrences
Lindemann canonical 2

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German-language surname
human
mathematician
surname
birthYear 1852
countryOfCitizenship Germany
deathYear 1939
derivedFromOccupation Linde man (lime tree man)
doctoralAdvisor Felix Klein
educatedAt University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
University of Göttingen
fieldOfWork mathematics
number theory
transcendental number theory
hasNotableMathematician Ferdinand von Lindemann
influencedBy Charles Hermite
knownFor proof that π is transcendental
languageOfOrigin German
memberOf Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
nationality German
notableBearer Ferdinand von Lindemann
notableWork proof of the transcendence of π
occupation university professor
proved impossibility of squaring the circle with straightedge and compass
π is a transcendental number

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Description of subject: Lindemann is a German surname most notably associated with Ferdinand von Lindemann, the mathematician who proved that π is a transcendental number.

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