Ferdinand von Lindemann

Ferdinand von Lindemann was born on April 12, 1852. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.

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About Ferdinand von Lindemann

Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (12 April 1852 – 6 March 1939) was a German mathematician who proved in 1882 that π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any nonzero polynomial with rational coefficients.

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