Science · 1805–1859
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 13 February 1805 · Died: 5 May 1859 · Age at death: 54
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Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet died aged 54. He was born on 13 February 1805 and died on 5 May 1859.
German mathematician who made major contributions to number theory
Did you know?He was a close friend of Felix Mendelssohn and married the composer's sister, Rebecka.
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (German:; 13 February 1805 – 5 May 1859) was a German mathematician. In number theory, he proved special cases of Fermat's Last Theorem and created analytic number theory.
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- Age at death
- 54
- Years since death
- 167
- Born
- February 13, 1805 · Düren, Germany
- Died
- May 5, 1859
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Spouse
- Rebecka Mendelssohn
- Child
- Walter Arnold Abraham Dirichlet
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