Alfred Enneper

German mathematician (1830-1885)
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Alfred Enneper

Summary

Alfred Enneper is a human[1]. His place of birth was Barmen[2]. He was born on June 14, 1830[3]. He passed away in Hanover[4]. He died on March 24, 1885[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alfred Enneper's place of birth was Barmen[2].
  • Alfred Enneper passed away in Hanover[4].
  • Alfred Enneper died in Hanover[9].
  • Alfred Enneper was born on June 14, 1830[3].
  • Alfred Enneper was born on January 1, 1830[10].
  • Alfred Enneper died on March 24, 1885[5].
  • Alfred Enneper died on 1885[11].
  • Alfred Enneper held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia[12].
  • Alfred Enneper's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Alfred Enneper worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Alfred Enneper's field of work was differential geometry[13].
  • Alfred Enneper's field of work was mathematics[14].
  • Among Alfred Enneper's employers was University of Göttingen[15].
  • Alfred Enneper's education included a stint at University of Göttingen[16].
  • Alfred Enneper's doctoral advisor was Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet[17].
  • Alfred Enneper was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[18].
  • Alfred Enneper is recorded as male[19].
  • Alfred Enneper's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Alfred Enneper's given name is recorded as Alfred[21].
  • Alfred Enneper's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Alfred Enneper's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Alfred Enneper's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Alfred Enneper'}[24].
  • Alfred Enneper's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Alfred Enneper's place of birth was Barmen[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 14, 1830[3] and January 1, 1830[10].

Education

Alfred Enneper was educated at University of Göttingen[16]. His doctoral advisor was Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include differential geometry[13], a branch of mathematics[26] and mathematics[14], an academic discipline[27]. Alfred Enneper was employed by University of Göttingen[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 24, 1885[5] and 1885[11]. Recorded place of death include Hanover[4], a big city[28], in Germany[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Alfred Enneper include Enneper surface[30], a minimal surface[31] and Weierstrass–Enneper parameterization[32].

Why It Matters

Alfred Enneper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for him include Enneper surface[30], a minimal surface[31] and Weierstrass–Enneper parameterization[32].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Enneper born?

Born in Barmen[2], Alfred Enneper…

Where did Alfred Enneper die?

Alfred Enneper died in Hanover[4].

What did Alfred Enneper do for work?

Alfred Enneper worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Alfred Enneper go to school?

Alfred Enneper was educated at University of Göttingen[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . enneper.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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