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Carl Friedrich Gauss
Normal Distribution; Number Theory
Born 1777 ๐ฉ๐ช Germany 1801
๐ Known For
1
Normal distribution (bell curve) โ most important distribution in statistics
2
Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (1799, doctoral thesis at 21)
3
Calculated the orbit of asteroid Ceres from 3 observations (1801)
"Prince of mathematics"
Quick Facts
Field
๐ Mathematics
Country
๐ฉ๐ช Germany
Born
1777
Key Year
1801
Invention
Normal Distribution; Number Theory