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Ludolph van Ceulen
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German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
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Ludolph van Ceulen was a German mathematician, university teacher, and fencer. Born in Hildesheim, he worked in Leiden and Delft, serving as an employee of Leiden University. His field of work included mathematics, specifically the mathematical constant, disk, and circle. He was a doctoral student of Willebrord Snellius. Van Ceulen spoke German and Dutch.
He died in Leiden and was buried in the Pieterskerk. His works have been described in sources such as the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.
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Key facts
- Born
- 28 January 1540, Hildesheim , Bishopric of Hildesheim , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 31 December 1610 (1610-12-31) (aged 70), Leiden , Dutch Republic
- Known for
- Ludolphine number
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- Leiden University
- Notable students
- Willebrord Snellius , Frans van Schooten, Sr.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hildesheim
- Place of death
- Leiden
- Occupation
- fencer
- Employer
- Leiden University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- calculation
- Sport
- fencing
- Image
- Portret van Ludolph van Ceulen, RP-P-OB-15.347.jpg
- Work location
- Delft
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- place of burial
- Pieterskerk
- date of birth
- 1540-01-01
- date of death
- 1610-01-01
- Commons category
- Ludolf van Ceulen
- name in native language
- Ludolphus A. Collen
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Ludolph van Ceulen ( German: [ˈluːdɔlf fan ˈkɔʏlən], Dutch: [ˈlydɔl(ə) fɑŋ ˈkøːlə(n)]; 28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German-Dutch mathematician from Hildesheim known for the Ludolphine number, his calculation of the mathematical constant pi to 35 digits.
Biography
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