About Wilhelm Pfaff
Lived 1774 – 1835 (aged 60). Wilhelm Pfaff was a German mathematician, physicist, astronomer, astrologer and university teacher.
Johann Wilhelm Andreas Pfaff (5 December 1774 – 26 June 1835) was professor of pure and applied mathematics successively at Dorpat, Nuremberg, Würzburg and Erlangen. He was a brother of Johann Friedrich Pfaff, a mathematician; and of Christian Heinrich Pfaff, a physician and physicist.
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Who was Wilhelm Pfaff?
German mathematician (1774-1835)
When was Wilhelm Pfaff born?
Wilhelm Pfaff was born on 5 December 1774 in Stuttgart.
When did Wilhelm Pfaff die?
Wilhelm Pfaff died on 26 June 1835 in Erlangen.
What was Wilhelm Pfaff's occupation?
Wilhelm Pfaff was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, astrologer and university teacher.
What nationality was Wilhelm Pfaff?
Wilhelm Pfaff was German.
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· DBpedia: Johann Wilhelm Andreas Pfaff
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