Quick Facts

• NAME: Carl Friedrich Gauss
• OCCUPATION: Mathematician, Astronomer
• BIRTH DATE: April 30, 1777
• DEATH DATE: February 23, 1855
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Brunswick, Germany
• PLACE OF DEATH: Göttingen, Germany
• Full Name: Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss

Best Known For

Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who published over 150 works and contributed the fundamental theorem of algebra.