August Ferdinand Möbius

Also known as Möbius, Mobius

German mathematician and astronomer (1790–1868)

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August Ferdinand Möbius was a German mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1790 to 1868 and made important contributions to both fields. He is best known for discovering the Möbius strip, a one-sided surface that has become a famous object in mathematics and has practical applications in engineering and design.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ferdinand
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Saxony
Place of death: Leipzig
Occupation: university teacher
Position held: director
Educated at: Landesschule Pforta
Employer: Leipzig University
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Notable work: Möbius plane
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Doctoral advisor: Johann Friedrich Pfaff
Student of: Karl Mollweide
Field of work: astronomy
Image: August Ferdinand Möbius.png
Work location: Leipzig
Residence: Kingdom of Saxony

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Commons category: August Ferdinand Möbius
date of birth: 1790-11-17
date of death: 1868-09-26
member of: Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
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name in native language: August Ferdinand Möbius
relative: Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
interested in: astronomy

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Encyclopedic overview

August Ferdinand Möbius ( UK: /ˈmɜːbiəs/, US: /ˈmeɪ-, ˈmoʊ-/; German: [ˈmøːbi̯ʊs]; 17 November 1790 – 26 September 1868) was a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer.

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