Karl Mollweide
German mathematician
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| Intro | German mathematician | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Mathematician Astronomer Educator Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Mathematics Science | |
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| Birth | 3 February 1774, Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Death | 10 March 1825Leipzig, Leipzig District, East Germany (aged 51 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Karl Brandan Mollweide, (3 February 1774 in Wolfenbüttel – 10 March 1825 in Leipzig) was a German mathematician and astronomer in Halle and Leipzig. In trigonometry, he discovered the formula known as Mollweide's formula. He invented a map projection called the Mollweide projection.