Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss

German mathematician and teacher (1809-1854)
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Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss

Summary

Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss is a human[1]. He was born in Apolda[2]. He was born on 1809[3]. He passed away in Weimar[4]. He died on August 13, 1854[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], physicist[7], teacher[8], and surveyor[9]. He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Key Facts

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss was born in Apolda[2].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss passed away in Weimar[4].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss was born on 1809[3].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss was born on March 23, 1809[11].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss died on August 13, 1854[5].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss worked as a physicist[7].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's professions included teacher[8].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's professions included surveyor[9].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's field of work was actuarial mathematics[13].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's field of work was history of technology[14].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's field of work was optics[15].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's education included a stint at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[16].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's education included a stint at Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium[17].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss is recorded as male[18].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's given name is recorded as Friedrich[20].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss studied under Johann Samuel Mögling[21].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's described by source is recorded as Q51447332[22].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's described by source is recorded as Q127698751[23].
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in Apolda[2], Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss… Recorded date of birth include 1809[3] and March 23, 1809[11].

Education

Educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[16], a public university[25], in Germany[26], founded in 1558[27], headquartered in Jena[28] and Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium[17], a gymnasium[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1711[31]. Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss studied under Johann Samuel Mögling[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], physicist[7], teacher[8], and surveyor[9]. Fields of work include mathematics[12], an academic discipline[32]; actuarial mathematics[13]; history of technology[14], an aspect of history[33]; and optics[15], a branch of physics[34].

Death and Burial

Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss died on August 13, 1854[5]. He died in Weimar[4].

Why It Matters

Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

FAQs

Where was Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss born?

Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss was born in Apolda[2].

Where did Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss die?

Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss died in Weimar[4].

What did Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss do for work?

Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss worked as mathematician[6], physicist[7], teacher[8], and surveyor[9].

Where did Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss go to school?

Friedrich Wilhelm Barfuss was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[16] and Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . zs.thulb.uni-jena.de. zs.thulb.uni-jena.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . zs.thulb.uni-jena.de. zs.thulb.uni-jena.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . archive-in-thueringen.de. archive-in-thueringen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . zs.thulb.uni-jena.de. zs.thulb.uni-jena.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . zs.thulb.uni-jena.de. zs.thulb.uni-jena.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q127698751. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Idref id → 084635398
    Student of → Johann Samuel Mögling
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