(13. 2. 1805 Düren, now DE – 5. 5. 1859 Göttingen, DE)
German mathematician
Student of Fourier in Paris
Professor of mathematics, Universität zu Berlin
Professor of mathematics, Universität Göttingen
Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin
Fellow of the Royal Society, London
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