Carl Theodor Anger

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German astronomer and mathematiican

From

Germany

was

Astronomer Mathematician

Work field

Mathematics Science

Gender

Male

Birth

31 July 1803 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Gdańsk

Death

25 March 1858 (aged 54 years) People who died on this day

Age

54 years

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Biography

Carl Theodor Anger (Danzig, 31 July 1803 – Danzig, 25 March 1858) was a German mathematician and astronomer. He was a student of and assistant to Friedrich Bessel at the Königsberg Observatory from 1827 until 1831. Thereafter, he was appointed as astronomer by the Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Danzig.
Besides his scientific work, especially that related to Bessel functions, he is also known for his first-hand biographical notes on the life of Bessel.

Publications

Anger, C. T. (1839–1841), Betrachtungen über verschiedene Gegenstände der neueren Geometrie (in German), 1 & 2, Danzig: Homann
Anger, C. T. (1846), Erinnerung an Bessel's Leben und Wirken (in German), Danzig: Weber, 30 pages
Anger, C. T. (1847), Grundzüge der neueren astronomische Beobachtungskunst (in German), Berlin: Gernhard
Anger, C. T. (1862), Zaddach, G., ed., Populäre Vorträge über Astronomie (in German), Danzig: Kafemann