August Ferdinand Möbius
August Möbius
August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868)
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August Ferdinand Möbius Science
a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer.
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Born
August Ferdinand Möbius 17 November 1790 Schulpforta, Electorate of Saxony
Died
26 September 1868 (aged 77) Leipzig, German Confederation
Nationality
Saxon
Known for
Möbius strip Möbius transformations Möbius transform Möbius function Möbius inversion formula Möbius configuration Möbius–Kantor configuration Möbius–Kantor graph
Fields
Mathematician
Alma mater
University of Leipzig University of Göttingen University of Halle
Institutions
University of Leipzig
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Germany
Doctoral advisor
Johann Pfaff
Doctoral students
Otto Wilhelm Fiedler
era
1800+
Other academic advisors
Carl Friedrich Gauss Karl Mollweide
Other notable students
Hermann Hankel