Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
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Summary
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet was born on February 13, 1805[1], in Düren[2]. He died on May 5, 1859[3], in Göttingen[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,178 views/month, #7,048 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Bartholomäusfriedhof, Göttingen[8]
- Spouse: Rebecka Mendelssohn[9]
- Child: Walter Arnold Abraham Dirichlet[10]
- Country of citizenship: Germany[11]
- Field of work: number theory[12], mathematics[13], mathematical analysis[14], mathematical statistics[15], Dirichlet problem[16]
- Employer: University of Wrocław[17], University of Göttingen[18], Frederick William University Berlin[19], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[20], Maximilien Sebastien Foy[21], Prussian Military Academy[22]
- Educated at: University of Bonn[23], Beethoven-Gymnasium Bonn[24], Dreikönigsgymnasium[25], University of Paris[26]
- Doctoral advisor: Siméon Denis Poisson[27], Joseph Fourier[28]
- Student: Richard Dedekind[29], Oscar Schlömilch[30], Elwin Bruno Christoffel[31]
- Notable work: list of things named after Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet[32]
- Award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[33], Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[34], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[35], Pour le Mérite[36]
- Member of: Royal Society[37], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[38], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[39], Russian Academy of Sciences[40], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[41], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[42], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[43]
- Sex or gender: male[44]
- Family: Mendelssohn Bartholdy[45]
- Doctoral student: Rudolf Lipschitz[46], Gustav Michaelis[47], August Ephraim Kramer[48], Leopold Kronecker[49], Carl Anton Bjerknes[50], Alfred Enneper[51], Leon Wituski[52], Oscar Johann Wilhelm Röthig[53], Reinhold Hoppe[54], Johannes Franz Stader[55], Gustav Bauer[56]
- Commons category: Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet[57]
- Archives at: Berlin State Library[58], Q81164803[59]
- Residence: Prussia[60]
- Family name: Dirichlet[61]
- Given name: Johann[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet include Voronoi diagram[63], pigeonhole principle[64], Dirichlet distribution[65], Dirichlet function[66], Dirichlet boundary condition[67], Dirichlet's theorem on arithmetic progressions[68], Dirichlet kernel[69], and Dirichlet character[70].
Why It Matters
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] He is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]
He has been cited as an influence by Bernhard Riemann[73], a mathematician[74], 1826–1866[75], of Kingdom of Hanover[76], awarded the Foreign Member of the Royal Society[77], specialised in differential geometry[78]; Elwin Bruno Christoffel[79], a mathematician[80], 1829–1900[81], of Kingdom of Prussia[82], specialised in differential geometry[83]; Eduard Heine[84], a mathematician[85], 1821–1881[86], of Kingdom of Prussia[87], awarded the Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal[88], specialised in mathematical analysis[89]; and Oscar Schlömilch[90], a mathematician[91], 1823–1901[92], of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[93], awarded the Knight I Class of the Saxon Order of Civil Merit[94], specialised in advanced mathematics[95].
He is credited with the discovery of pigeonhole principle[96], a theorem[97], founded in 1834[98]. Entities named for him include Voronoi diagram[63], pigeonhole principle[64], Dirichlet distribution[65], Dirichlet function[66], Dirichlet boundary condition[67], and Dirichlet's theorem on arithmetic progressions[68].
His notable doctoral advisees include Leopold Kronecker[99], Rudolf Lipschitz[100], Carl Anton Bjerknes[101], Gustav Bauer[102], Alfred Enneper[103], and Reinhold Hoppe[104].
FAQs
Where was Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet born?
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet's place of birth was Düren[2].
Where did Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet die?
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet died in Göttingen[4].
Who was Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet married to?
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet's spouses include Rebecka Mendelssohn[9].
What did Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet do for work?
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet go to school?
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet was educated at University of Bonn[23], Beethoven-Gymnasium Bonn[24], Dreikönigsgymnasium[25], and University of Paris[26].
What awards did Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet receive?
Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[33], Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[34], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[35], and Pour le Mérite[36].
Who did Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet influence?
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet has been cited as an influence by Bernhard Riemann[73], Elwin Bruno Christoffel[79], Eduard Heine[84], and Oscar Schlömilch[90].
What did Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet discover?
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet is credited as discoverer of pigeonhole principle[96].