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Nicolas Fuss

Russian-Swiss mathematician (1755–1826)
Person human Q115664

Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[46]
Date of birth
January 29, 1755, January 30, 1755, 1755[9][10]
Date of death
January 4, 1826, December 23, 1829, 1826, December 23, 1825[11][12][13]
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Country of citizenship
Switzerland, Russian Empire[22][23]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher, astronomer, Staatsrat
Employer
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences[30][31]
Field of work
algebra, mathematical analysis, geometry, mechanics, trigonometry[24][25][26][27][28]
Position held
Perpetual Secretary[29]
Educated at
Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[32][33]
Religion or worldview
reformed[45]
Award received
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[35]
Father
Johann Heinrich Fuss[15]
Spouse
Albertine Benediktine Philippine Louise Euler[16]
Child
Paul Heinrich Fuss, Georg Albert Fuss, Dorothea Marie Fuss, Charlotte Margarethe Czernay, Wilhelm Fuss[17][18][19][20][21]
Doctoral advisor
Leonhard Euler[34]
Doctoral student
Georg Albert Fuss[47]
Work location
Saint Petersburg[50]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[58]
Civil rank
Active State Councillor
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian Biographical Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World, Neue Deutsche Biographie[52][53][54][55][56][57]
Family name
Fuss[48]
Show all 32 facts +8
Given name
Nicolas[49]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[51]
Name
Николай Иванович Фусс
P14977
RETE034579
Place of burial
Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery[14]
Significant person
Leonhard Euler
🏷️ Also known as
en Niklaus Fuss en Nikolaus Fuss en Nikolaj I. Fuss en Nikolai Fuss en Nikola Fuss en N. Fuss en Niclaus Fuss en Nicolai Fuss en Nicolas Fuss en Nicolaus Fuss en Nicolaus Fuß da Nikolaus Fuß de Nikolaj I. Fuss de Nikolai Fuss de Nicolaus von Fuss de Nicolaus Fuss es Nikolaj I. Fuss fi Nicolas Fuss fi Nicolaus Fuss fi Nicolaus von Fuss
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000081156285
VIAF cluster ID
36994430
Library of Congress authority ID
n84803101
GND ID
116878894
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
UBH Portr BS Fuss N 1755 1 (cropped).jpg ↗
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
nicolas-fuss
Alvin ID
alvin-person:5676
BHL creator ID
20705
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12359314p
Biografija.ru ID
fus-nikolaj-ivanovich, fuss-nikolaj
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01479284
DDB person (GND) ID
116878894
Show all 39 identifiers +27
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116878894
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0016900
FAST ID
131033
Find a Grave memorial ID
215783380
Freebase ID
/m/043s45g
Geni.com profile ID
6000000006713428050
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4726561
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
fuss-nikolai-ivanovich-d12791
HDS ID
042911
IdRef ID
032592884
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116878894
Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
3262
MR Author ID
70205
MacTutor biography ID
Fuss
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
122708
Museo Galileo authority ID
7822
NBM authority ID
30590
NLP ID
a0000002786953
NUKAT ID
n2017022214
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810688910005606
Open Library ID
OL2441749A
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
52580
SBN author ID
MILV273963
Symogih.org ID
Actr54175
Wellcome Collection concept ID
prdkuk8d
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhhpgXXMt9PVDjkqBjBfq
ZbMATH author ID
fuss.nikolaus
🔗 Connections
Member of 9
Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin +1 more
Field of work 5
geometry, algebra, trigonometry, mathematical analysis, mechanics
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, Russian Biographical Dictionary
Country of citizenship 2
Switzerland, Russian Empire
Educated at 2
Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Employer 2
Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Named after 2
4778 Fuss, Fuss Peak
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Award received 1
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Civil rank 1
Active State Councillor
Doctoral advisor 1
Leonhard Euler
Doctoral advisors 1
Leonhard Euler
Given name 1
Nicolas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Basel
Place of birth 1
Basel
Place of burial 1
Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery
Place of death 1
Saint Petersburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Leonhard Euler
Work location 1
Saint Petersburg
← FactGrid item ID 1
Genouilly
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Summary

Nicolas Fuss was born on January 29, 1755[1], in Basel[2]. He died on January 4, 1826[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], astronomer[7], and Staatsrat[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nicolas Fuss include Fuss Peak[59], a volcano[60], in Russia[61] and 4778 Fuss[62], an asteroid[63].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Nicolas Fuss include Fuss Peak[59], a volcano[60], in Russia[61] and 4778 Fuss[62], an asteroid[63].

FAQs

Where was Nicolas Fuss born?

Nicolas Fuss's place of birth was Basel[2].

Where did Nicolas Fuss die?

Nicolas Fuss died in Saint Petersburg[4].

Who were Nicolas Fuss's parents?

Nicolas Fuss's father was Johann Heinrich Fuss[15].

Who was Nicolas Fuss married to?

Nicolas Fuss's spouses include Albertine Benediktine Philippine Louise Euler[16].

What did Nicolas Fuss do for work?

Nicolas Fuss worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], astronomer[7], and Staatsrat[8].

Where did Nicolas Fuss go to school?

Nicolas Fuss was educated at Russian Academy of Sciences[32] and Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[33].

What awards did Nicolas Fuss receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[35].

Related Entities

Leonhard Euler mathematical analysis Russian Empire Switzerland

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q22687917. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [29] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] ↑ . Q22687933. wikidata.org.
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  14. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . The Last Will of Peter Simon Pallas. wikidata.org.
  27. [14] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  28. [45] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [47] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [43] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [1] ↑ . Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World. wikidata.org.
  42. [9] ↑ . Q22687917. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [10] ↑ . Q22687926. wikidata.org.
  44. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [11] ↑ . Q22687917. wikidata.org.
  46. [12] ↑ . Q22687926. wikidata.org.
  47. [13] ↑ . Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  52. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  55. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [57] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  58. [58] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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