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Ludwig Burmester

German kinematician and geometer (1840–1927)
Person Human Q98079

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
May 5, 1840
Date of death
April 20, 1927
Place of birth
Othmarschen
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
Technical University of Munich, TU Dresden[10][11]
Field of work
geometry[9]
Educated at
University of Göttingen[12]
Award received
Knight I Class of the Albrecht Order, Knight Fourth Class of the Order of St Michael of Merit[14][15]
Child
Herbert Burmester[7]
Doctoral student
Eduard Dafinger, Michael Früh, Heinrich Rieder, Karl Hübsch, Eduard Heller[19][20][21][22][23]
Work location
Berlin, Dresden, Łódź, Munich[26][27][28][29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[31]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[30]
Family name
Burmester[24]
Given name
Ludwig[25]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[16][17]
Student
Ambros Nuber[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ludwig Burmester en Ludwig Ernst Hans Burmester de Ludwig Ernst Hans Burmester el Λούντβιχ Μπουρμέστερ el Λούντβιχ Ερνστ Χανς Μπουρμέστερ es Ludwig Ernst Hans Burmester sv Ludwig Ernst Hans Burmester
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000116560668
VIAF cluster ID
61921233, 62319428
GND ID
117174742
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ludwig Burmester - Mathematiker.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
117174742
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117174742
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
21004
FES digital collections entity ID
416992
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_117174742
FactGrid item ID
death by boiling
Freebase ID
/m/09v9ttb
IdRef ID
177817100
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117174742
Leopoldina member ID (new)
ludwig-burmester
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
57550
Museum-digital person/organization ID
267326
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
130405868
Open Library ID
OL5071618A
Prabook ID
2170881
SBN author ID
LO1V176357
Saxon Biography ID
911
Scopus author ID
17333475500
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjFYP6D6YvXQtwCHVGBrjd
ZbMATH author ID
burmester.ludwig

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Work location 4
Berlin, Munich, Dresden, Łódź
Employer 2
Technical University of Munich, TU Dresden
Member of 2
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
University of Göttingen
FactGrid item ID 1
death by boiling
Field of work 1
geometry
Given name 1
Ludwig
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Othmarschen
Place of death 1
Munich
Sex or gender 1
male
← SNARC ID 1
Ravensburg
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Summary

Ludwig Burmester was born on May 5, 1840[1], in Othmarschen[2]. He died on April 20, 1927[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Ludwig Burmester born?

Ludwig Burmester was born in Othmarschen[2].

Where did Ludwig Burmester die?

Ludwig Burmester died in Munich[4].

What did Ludwig Burmester do for work?

Ludwig Burmester worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Ludwig Burmester go to school?

Ludwig Burmester was educated at University of Göttingen[12].

What awards did Ludwig Burmester receive?

Honors received include Knight I Class of the Albrecht Order[14] and Knight Fourth Class of the Order of St Michael of Merit[15].

Related Entities

Germany

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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