Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi

1804 - 1851

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country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia

native language: German

languages spoken, written or signed: German, Latin

educated at: Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Königsberg

occupation: mathematician, university teacher

award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Grand prix des sciences mathématiques, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Pour le Mérite

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (; German: [jaˈkoːbi]; 10 December 1804 – 18 February 1851) was a German mathematician who made fundamental contributions to elliptic functions, dynamics, differential equations, determinants, and number theory. His name is occasionally written as Carolus Gustavus Iacobus Iacobi in his Latin books, and his first name is sometimes given as Karl. Source: Wikipedia (en)