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Karl Adams
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| Intro | Swiss mathematician |
| A.K.A. | Karl Adams |
| Was | Mathematician |
| From | Germany |
| Type | Mathematics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 15 January 1811, Germany |
| Death | 14 November 1849, Winterthur, Switzerland (aged 38 years) |
| Star sign | Capricorn |
| Peoplepill ID | karl-adams |
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Biography
Karl Adams (1811, Merscheid – 14 November 1849, Winterthur) was a Swiss mathematician and teacher who specialised in synthetic geometry.
Publications
- Lehre von den Transversalen, 1843
- Die harmonischen Verhältnisse, 1845
- Die merkwürdigen Eigenschaften des geradlinigen Dreiecks, 1846
- Das Malfattische Problem, 1846 and 1848, on the Malfatti circles
- Geometrische Aufgaben mit besonderer Rücksicht auf geometrische ConstruCtion, 1847 and 1849
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie – online version at Wikisource
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https://archive.org/details/abv4116.0001.001.umich.edu
https://d-nb.info/gnd/135668743
https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/043573
http://isni.org/isni/0000000023019717
http://data.bibliotheken.nl/id/thes/p133258076
https://viaf.org/viaf/40596677
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/viaf-40596677