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