Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach

German mathematician (1800–1834)
Person human Q70884
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
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Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach

Summary

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach is a human[1]. He was born in Jena[2]. He was born on May 30, 1800[3]. He died in Erlangen[4]. He died on March 12, 1834[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 (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's place of birth was Jena[2].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach passed away in Erlangen[4].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach was born on May 30, 1800[3].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach died on March 12, 1834[5].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's father was Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach[9].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach held citizenship in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[10].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's field of work was geometry[11].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach was employed by Gymnasium Fridericianum Erlangen[12].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach was employed by Jean-Paul-Gymnasium[13].
  • Among Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's employers was Gymnasium Fridericianum Erlangen[14].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach was educated at University of Freiburg[15].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach was educated at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[16].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's doctoral advisor was Carl Buzengeiger[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach is Feuerbach hyperbola[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach is Feuerbach's theorem[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach is Grundriss zu analytischen Untersuchungen der dreieckigen Pyramide[20].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[21].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach is recorded as male[22].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's Commons category is recorded as Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (geometer)[24].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's family name is recorded as Feuerbach[25].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's given name is recorded as Karl[26].
  • Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's given name is recorded as Wilhelm[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Jena[2], Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach… he was born on May 30, 1800[3]. His father was Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach[9].

Education

Educated at University of Freiburg[15], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1457[30], headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau[31] and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[16], a public research university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1742[34], headquartered in Erlangen[35]. Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's doctoral advisor was Carl Buzengeiger[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's field of work was geometry[11]. Employers include Gymnasium Fridericianum Erlangen[12], a Gymnasium[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1745[38] and Jean-Paul-Gymnasium[13], a Gymnasium[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1546[41].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Feuerbach hyperbola[18], a mathematical concept[42]; Feuerbach's theorem[19], a theorem[43]; and Grundriss zu analytischen Untersuchungen der dreieckigen Pyramide[20]. Things named for Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach include nine-point circle[44], a mathematical concept[45]; Feuerbach point[46], a triangle center[47]; and Feuerbach's theorem[48], a theorem[49].

Personal Life

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[21].

Death and Burial

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach died on March 12, 1834[5]. He passed away in Erlangen[4].

Why It Matters

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for him include nine-point circle[44], a mathematical concept[45]; Feuerbach point[46], a triangle center[47]; and Feuerbach's theorem[48], a theorem[49].

FAQs

Where was Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach born?

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach was born in Jena[2].

Where did Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach die?

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach died in Erlangen[4].

Who were Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's parents?

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach's father was Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach[9].

What did Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach do for work?

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach go to school?

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach was educated at University of Freiburg[15] and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[16].

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  7. [15] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. matheraetsel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  18. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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