Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann was a German mathematician who proved in 1882 that π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any nonzero polynomial with rational coefficients.
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Carl von LindeAlso won Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
Arthur ZimmermannAlso won Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
Gustav Ritter von KahrAlso won Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von FeuerbachAlso won Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
Franz StuckAlso won Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
Peter WinterAlso won Merit Order of the Bavarian CrownAbout this person
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GermanyCategory
Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1852 to 1939 · aged 86
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