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Wikipedia: Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics. Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum (Latin, "the Prince of Mathematicians" or "the foremost of mathematicians") and "greatest mathematician since antiquity," Gauss had a remarkable influence in many fields of mathematics and science and is ranked as one of history's most influential mathematicians. He referred to mathematics as "the queen of sciences.
![[Daguerreotype of Gauss on his deathbed, 1855.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss_on_his_Deathbed_2C_1855_s.jpg "Daguerreotype of Gauss on his deathbed, 1855.")
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![[A 10 Deutsche Mark banknote from Germany 1993 (discontinued) showing Gauss]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/10_DM_Serie4_Vorderseite_s.jpg "A 10 Deutsche Mark banknote from Germany 1993 (discontinued) showing Gauss")
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![[Statue of Gauss at his birthplace, Braunschweig]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Statue_of_Gauss_in_Braunschweig_s.jpg "Statue of Gauss at his birthplace, Braunschweig")
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![[Gauss' portrait published in Astronomische Nachrichten 1828]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bendixen_Carl_Friedrich_Gau_C3_9F_2C_1828_s.jpg "Gauss' portrait published in Astronomische Nachrichten 1828")
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