Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach Scientist

Karl Wilhelm von Feuerbach (30 May 1800 – 12 March 1834) was a German geometer and the son of legal scholar Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, and the brother of philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach. After receiving his doctorate at age 22, he became a professor of mathematics at the Gymnasium at Erlangen. In 1822 he wrote a small book on mathematics noted mainly for a theorem on the nine-point circle, which is now known as Feuerbach's theorem. In 1827 he introduced homogeneous coordinates, independently of Möbius.

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Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
Birth dateMay 30, 1800
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathMarch 12, 1834
Education
University of Freiburg
Known for
Nine-point circle

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