Friedrich Robert Helmert

Summary

Friedrich Robert Helmert is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Freiberg^[2]. He was born on July 31, 1843^[3]. He died in Potsdam^[4]. He died on June 15, 1917^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], surveyor^[7], statistician^[8], university teacher^[9], and physicist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Freiberg^[2], Friedrich Robert Helmert…
• Friedrich Robert Helmert died in Potsdam^[4].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was born on July 31, 1843^[3].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was born on August 31, 1843^[12].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert died on June 15, 1917^[5].
• Burial took place at Alter Friedhof Potsdam^[13].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert held citizenship in Kingdom of Saxony^[14].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's professions included surveyor^[7].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's professions included statistician^[8].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert worked as a university teacher^[9].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert worked as a physicist^[10].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's professions included geodesist^[15].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's field of work was geodesy^[16].
• Among Friedrich Robert Helmert's employers was RWTH Aachen University^[17].
• Among Friedrich Robert Helmert's employers was Frederick William University Berlin^[18].
• Among Friedrich Robert Helmert's employers was Q1796097^[19].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was employed by Königlich Preussisches Geodätisches Institut^[20].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was educated at Leipzig University^[21].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's doctoral advisor was Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel^[22].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's doctoral advisor was Wilhelm Scheibner^[23].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert received the Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[24].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert received the honorary member^[25].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert received the Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class^[26].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was a member of Royal Society^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Freiberg^[2], Friedrich Robert Helmert… Recorded date of birth include July 31, 1843^[3] and August 31, 1843^[12].

Education

Friedrich Robert Helmert's education included a stint at Leipzig University^[21]. Doctoral advisors include Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel^[22], a chemist^[28], 1814–1899^[29], of Germany^[30] and Wilhelm Scheibner^[23], a mathematician^[31], 1826–1908^[32], of Kingdom of Saxony^[33], specialised in mathematics^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], surveyor^[7], statistician^[8], university teacher^[9], physicist^[10], and geodesist^[15]. Friedrich Robert Helmert's field of work was geodesy^[16]. Employers include RWTH Aachen University^[17], a public university^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1870^[37], headquartered in Aachen^[38]; Frederick William University Berlin^[18], a university^[39], in Prussia^[40], founded in 1828^[41]; Q1796097^[19]; and Königlich Preussisches Geodätisches Institut^[20], a research institute^[42], in German Reich^[43], founded in 1917^[44]. Doctoral students include Gustav Förster^[45], a surveyor^[46], 1873–1932^[47]; Hermann Wolff^[48]; Hermann Degner^[49], a cartographer^[50], 1862–1948^[51], of Germany^[52], awarded the Silver Leibniz medal^[53]; Erich Hübner^[54], b. 1886^[55]; and Theodor Moeller^[56].

Recognition

Awards received include Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[24], a fellowship award^[57], in United Kingdom^[58]; honorary member^[25], a type of award^[59]; and Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class^[26], a grade of an order^[60], in Prussia^[61].

Death and Burial

Friedrich Robert Helmert died on June 15, 1917^[5]. He died in Potsdam^[4]. He is buried at Alter Friedhof Potsdam^[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Friedrich Robert Helmert include Helmert transformation^[62], a similarity^[63] and Helmert^[64], a lunar crater^[65].

Why It Matters

Friedrich Robert Helmert ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

Entities named for him include Helmert transformation^[62], a similarity^[63] and Helmert^[64], a lunar crater^[65].

FAQs

Where was Friedrich Robert Helmert born?

Friedrich Robert Helmert's place of birth was Freiberg^[2].

Where did Friedrich Robert Helmert die?

Friedrich Robert Helmert died in Potsdam^[4].

What did Friedrich Robert Helmert do for work?

Friedrich Robert Helmert worked as mathematician^[6], surveyor^[7], statistician^[8], university teacher^[9], and physicist^[10].

Where did Friedrich Robert Helmert go to school?

Friedrich Robert Helmert was educated at Leipzig University^[21].

What awards did Friedrich Robert Helmert receive?

Honors received include Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[24], honorary member^[25], and Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class^[26].