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Paul Guldin

Swiss mathematician and astronomer
Person human Q93538
Paul Guldin

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
June 12, 1577
Date of death
November 3, 1643
Place of birth
Mels, St. Gallen[9]
Place of death
Graz
Country of citizenship
Federation of thirteen cantons, Austria[10][11]
Occupation
mathematician, astronomer, university teacher, physicist
Employer
Wikidata item, Roman College, University of Vienna, University of Graz[12][13][14][15]
Educated at
Roman College[16]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[19]
Notable work
Pappus's centroid theorem, Centrobaryca[17][18]
Student of
Christopher Clavius[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Ecclesiastical Latin[33]
Birth name
Habakkuk Guldin[34]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne (2nd edition, 1843-1865), Science, Wikidata item, Golvers: Johann Schreck Terrentius SJ (2020), Neue Deutsche Biographie[27][28][29][30][31][32]
Family name
Guldin[22]
Given name
Paul, Habacuc[23][24]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[36]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
St. Gallen[26]
Name in native language
Paul Guldin[35]
P14977
RETE040325
Religious order
Society of Jesus[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Guldin cs Paulus Guldin cs Paulus Guldinus de Guldin de Habakuk Guldin es Guldin fa پاول گولدین it Paolo Guldino it Guldin it Guldino it Habakkuk Guldin it Paul Guldin ja ギュルダン ja パウル・ギュルダン ru Аввакум Гульдин ru Гульдин, Пауль ru Гюлден, Пауль ru Пауль Гульдин sv Guldin uk Пауль Гульдін
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000081008434
VIAF cluster ID
22186943
Library of Congress authority ID
n85143524
GND ID
128409029
BHCL UUID
2186d153-3084-4b58-bc96-55f2da4c3015
BVPB authority ID
33175
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12191877h
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
guldin-paul
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01329805
Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
1405
DDB person (GND) ID
128409029
De Agostini ID
Guldin,+Paul
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128409029
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
25969004
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
2f633777-45be-4b72-83dc-a1a4038e57f9
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Paul-Guldin
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
paul-guldin
Freebase ID
/m/01hz9g
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Paul_Guldin
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
gul-din-paul-a010e7
HDS ID
025213
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
23763
IdRef ID
030520797
KBR person ID
14445395
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128409029
Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
3678
MR Author ID
665531
MacTutor biography ID
Guldin
Museo Galileo authority ID
40372
NL CR AUT ID
ola2010605063
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073259942
Obálky knih ID
ola2010605063
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3908848
Open Library ID
OL5606092A
OpenMLOL author ID
102617
Parsifal cluster ID
850453, 40617
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
59245
Provenio UUID
e689dee7-fe7e-49ed-a408-a0a4891cb886
SBN author ID
UBOV133509
Treccani ID
paul-guldin
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
paul-guldin
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
guldino
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/342885
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtX8rMMWhrD9vVTMDDg8C
Yale LUX ID
person/accbee4f-c8eb-4876-ba5c-def60d8e9fda
ZbMATH author ID
guldin.paul

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
mathematician, astronomer, physicist, university teacher
Employer 3
University of Vienna, University of Graz, Roman College
Place of birth 2
St. Gallen, Mels
Educated at 1
Roman College
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
St. Gallen
Named after 1
Pappus's centroid theorem
Notable work 1
Pappus's centroid theorem
Place of death 1
Graz
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Religious order 1
Society of Jesus
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Christopher Clavius
Teachers 1
Christopher Clavius
← FactGrid item ID 1
Wiesengrund
← Solved by 1
Pappus's centroid theorem
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Summary

Paul Guldin was born on June 12, 1577[1], in Mels[2]. He died on November 3, 1643[3], in Graz[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Paul Guldin include Pappus's centroid theorem[37], a theorem[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Paul Guldin include Pappus's centroid theorem[37], a theorem[38].

FAQs

Where was Paul Guldin born?

Paul Guldin's place of birth was Mels[2].

Where did Paul Guldin die?

Paul Guldin passed away in Graz[4].

What did Paul Guldin do for work?

Paul Guldin worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8].

Where did Paul Guldin go to school?

Paul Guldin was educated at Roman College[16].

Related Entities

Christopher Clavius University of Graz University of Vienna

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Dictionnaire de la Bible. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne (2nd edition, 1843-1865). wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne (2nd edition, 1843-1865). wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne (2nd edition, 1843-1865). wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . daten.digitale-sammlungen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne (2nd edition, 1843-1865). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne (2nd edition, 1843-1865). wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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