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Minding, Ferdinand Gotlibovich
Born Jan. 11 (23), 1806, in Kalisz; died May 1 (13), 1885, in Tartu. Russian geometer. Honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1879; corresponding member, 1864). Of German origin, Minding graduated from the University of Berlin in 1827. In 1843 he was appointed a professor at the University of Dorpat (Tartu). His most important works were on the integration of first-order differential equations, on the theory of surfaces and curves lying on surfaces, and particularly on the theory of surfaces with constant curvature. REFERENCESFerdinand Minding, 1806–1885. Leningrad, 1970. (Contains a list of references.)Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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