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Carl Friedrich Gauss
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German scholar (1777–1855)
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Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss ( ; German: Gauß; [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁÉȘç ˈɥaʊs] ; Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss; 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist, who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. He was director of the Göttingen Observatory in Germany and professor of astronomy...

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Royal Society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Russian Academy of Sciences
Prussian Academy of Sciences
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Accademia nazionale delle scienze
Academy of Sciences of Turin
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Mathematician
geophysicist
Astronomer
science writer
Physicist
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