Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass (German: Weierstraß 31 October 1815 – 19 February 1897) was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis". Despite leaving university without a degree, he studied mathematics and trained as a school teacher, eventually teaching mathematics, physics, botany and gymnastics. He later received an honorary doctorate and became professor of mathematics in Berlin.
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31 October 1815 Ostenfelde, Westphalia
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Died |
19 February 1897 (aged 81) Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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