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Max Caspar

German mathematician and historian of mathematics (1880-1956)
Person Human Q1710203

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
May 7, 1880
Date of death
September 1, 1956
Place of birth
Friedrichshafen
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Württemberg, West Germany[10][11]
Occupation
mathematician, historian of mathematics, astronomer, historian, editor, secondary school teacher[12]
Field of work
astronomy, history of astronomy, mathematics, editing, educational system[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
University of Tübingen[18]
Award received
Silver Leibniz medal, honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen[21][22]
Notable work
Kepler[20]
Sibling
Karl Caspar[31]
Doctoral advisor
Alexander von Brill[19]
Doctoral student
Theodor Peters[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin[29][30]
Academic degree
doctorate[26]
Family name
Caspar[27]
Given name
Max[28]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Max Caspar
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
7545115
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85803320
GND ID
116467878
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bild Caspar (Kepler-G.).jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
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BHCL UUID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
116467878
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116467878
FactGrid item ID
Liste von Schiffen mit dem Namen Bockenheim
GEPRIS Historisch person ID
5101763
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122hp1fk
IdRef ID
035823534
IxTheo authority ID
077966392
J9U entity ID
987007259559005171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116467878
Kallías ID
PE00205416
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
116467878
Leopoldina member ID (new)
max-caspar
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
52347
Museo Galileo authority ID
181224
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03251051
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0001974
NLA Trove people ID
1018025
NUKAT ID
n2006136918
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000029033
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810567770405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1584523
National Virtual Library of India ID
1194973, 383093
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067963684
Open Library ID
OL713405A
Parsifal cluster ID
35727
SHARE Catalogue author ID
45617
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058519126506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1307112
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/fdc75633-7189-4393-aa55-a8f57c3c23ea
ZbMATH author ID
caspar.max

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Summary

Max Caspar was born on May 7, 1880[1], in Friedrichshafen[2]. He died on September 1, 1956[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], historian of mathematics[6], astronomer[7], historian[8], and editor[9].

FAQs

Where was Max Caspar born?

Max Caspar's place of birth was Friedrichshafen[2].

Where did Max Caspar die?

Max Caspar passed away in Munich[4].

What did Max Caspar do for work?

Max Caspar worked as a mathematician[5], historian of mathematics[6], astronomer[7], historian[8], and editor[9].

Where did Max Caspar go to school?

Max Caspar was educated at University of Tübingen[18].

What awards did Max Caspar receive?

Honors received include Silver Leibniz medal[21] and honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Karl Caspar
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