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Ludolph van Ceulen
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German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
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It sits within the topics 1540 births, 1610 deaths and 16th-century Dutch mathematicians.
Its subject is documented across 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- 28 January 1540, Hildesheim , Bishopric of Hildesheim , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 31 December 1610 (1610-12-31) (aged 70), Leiden , Dutch Republic
- Known for
- Ludolphine number
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- Leiden University
- Notable students
- Willebrord Snellius , Frans van Schooten, Sr.
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hildesheim
- Place of death
- Leiden
- Occupation
- fencer
- Employer
- Leiden University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- calculation
- Sport
- fencing
- Image
- Portret van Ludolph van Ceulen, RP-P-OB-15.347.jpg
- Work location
- Delft
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- place of burial
- Pieterskerk
- date of birth
- 1540-01-01
- date of death
- 1610-01-01
- Commons category
- Ludolf van Ceulen
- name in native language
- Ludolphus A. Collen
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Ludolph van Ceulen ( German: [ˈluːdɔlf fan ˈkɔʏlən], Dutch: [ˈlydɔl(ə) fɑŋ ˈkøːlə(n)]; 28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German-Dutch mathematician from Hildesheim known for the Ludolphine number, his calculation of the mathematical constant pi to 35 digits.
Biography
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