Karl Heinrich Gräffe

Details

Instance of

human

Born

7 November 1799, 1799

Died

2 December 1873, 1873

Place of birth

Brunswick

Place of death

Zurich

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Karl, Heinrich

Family name

Gräffe

Field of work

mathematics, algebra, mathematical analysis, algebraic equation, calculus of variations, differential calculus, integral calculus

Occupation

mathematician, university teacher, scientist

Citizenship

Germany

Religion

reformed

academic thesis

Commentatio historiam calculi variationum

described by source

Neue Deutsche Biographie, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

doctoral advisor

Bernhard Friedrich Thibaut, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Johann Tobias Mayer

educated at

University of Göttingen, Collegium Carolinum

employer

University of Zurich

languages spoken, written or signed

German, Latin

name in native language

Karl Heinrich Gräffe

notable work

Graeffe's method

partner in business or sport

Friedrich Wilhelm Spehr

work location

Zurich, Göttingen

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