Friedrich Robert Helmert

Summary

Friedrich Robert Helmert is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Freiberg^[2]. He was born on +1843-07-31T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Potsdam^[4]. He died on +1917-06-15T00:00:00Z^[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 (15 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 +1843-07-31T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was born on +1843-08-31T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert died on +1917-06-15T00:00:00Z^[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 field of work was geodesy^[15].
• Among Friedrich Robert Helmert's employers was RWTH Aachen University^[16].
• Among Friedrich Robert Helmert's employers was Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[17].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's education included a stint at Leipzig University^[18].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's doctoral advisor was Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel^[19].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert's doctoral advisor was Wilhelm Scheibner^[20].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert received the Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[21].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert received the honorary member^[22].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert received the Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class^[23].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was a member of Royal Society^[24].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was a member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences^[25].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Friedrich Robert Helmert was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Freiberg^[2], Friedrich Robert Helmert… Recorded date of birth include +1843-07-31T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1843-08-31T00:00:00Z^[12].

Education

Friedrich Robert Helmert's education included a stint at Leipzig University^[18]. Doctoral advisors include Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel^[19], a chemist^[28], 1814–1899^[29], of Germany^[30] and Wilhelm Scheibner^[20], 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], and physicist^[10]. Friedrich Robert Helmert's field of work was geodesy^[15]. Employers include RWTH Aachen University^[16], a public university^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1870^[37], headquartered in Aachen^[38] and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[17], a comprehensive university^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1809^[41], headquartered in Berlin^[42]. Doctoral students include Gustav Förster^[43], a surveyor^[44], 1873–1932^[45]; Hermann Wolff^[46]; Hermann Degner^[47], a cartographer^[48], 1862–1948^[49], of Germany^[50], awarded the Silver Leibniz medal^[51]; Erich Hübner^[52], b. 1886^[53]; and Theodor Moeller^[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[21], a fellowship award^[55], in United Kingdom^[56]; honorary member^[22], a type of award^[57]; and Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class^[23], a grade of an order^[58], in Prussia^[59].

Death and Burial

Friedrich Robert Helmert died on +1917-06-15T00:00:00Z^[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^[60], a similarity^[61] and Helmert^[62], a lunar crater^[63].

Why It Matters

Friedrich Robert Helmert ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for him include Helmert transformation^[60], a similarity^[61] and Helmert^[62], a lunar crater^[63].

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^[18].

What awards did Friedrich Robert Helmert receive?

Honors received include Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[21], honorary member^[22], and Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class^[23].