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Swiss mathematician (1796-1863)

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Jakob Steiner was an Austrian male figure associated with the genres of Austrian, European, and film composition. He was born on March 18, 1796, and died on April 1, 1863. His professional output includes five works according to Crossref records, while Open Library lists nineteen works under his name.

Among his notable publications are *Die Theorie der Kegelschnitte in elementarer Darstellung*, *Elementare lösung einer aufgabe über das ebene und sphärische dreieck*, *Del baricentro di curvatura*, *Einige geometrische betrachtungen*, and *Die geometrischen Konstructionen*. His legacy is documented in various digital archives, including a Commons category and gallery dedicated to his name. Additionally, his entry is referenced by ninety other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1796
Died
1863
Works
19

Top works

  • Die Theorie der Kegelschnitte in elementarer Darstellung
  • Elementare lösung einer aufgabe über das ebene und sphärische dreieck
  • Del baricentro di curvatura
  • Einige geometrische betrachtungen
  • Die geometrischen Konstructionen

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Key facts

Born
( 1796-03-18 ) 18 March 1796, Utzenstorf , Canton of Bern , Old Swiss Confederacy
Died
1 April 1863 (1863-04-01) (aged 67), Bern , Switzerland
Known for
Euclidean geometry , Projective geometry , Synthetic geometry
Fields
Mathematics

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jakob
Family name
Steiner
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Utzenstorf
Place of death
Bern
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
mathematics
Image
JakobSteiner.jpg
Work location
Berlin
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date of birth
1796-03-18
date of death
1863-04-01
Commons category
Jakob Steiner
Commons gallery
Jakob Steiner
name in native language
Jakob Steiner
writing language
German
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Utzenstorf
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Jakob Steiner (18 March 1796 – 1 April 1863) was a Swiss mathematician who worked primarily in geometry.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jakob Steiner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.