Carl Friedrich Gauss

Commemorations

From 1989 until the end of 2001, his portrait and a normal distribution curve were featured on the German ten-mark banknote. Germany has issued three stamps honoring Gauss, as well. The stamp pictured above, no. 725, was issued in 1955 on the hundredth anniversary of his death; two other stamps, no. 1246 and 1811, were issued in 1977, the 200th anniversary of his birth.

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1989 - 2001 - 1955 - 1977

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G. Waldo Dunnington was a lifelong student of Gauss. He wrote many articles, and a biography: Carl Frederick Gauss: Titan of Science. This book was reissued in 2003, after having been out of print for almost 50 years.

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G. Waldo Dunnington - 2003 - Out of print

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Gauss crater on the Moon is named in honour of Carl F. Gauss, as is the asteroid 1001 Gaussia.

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Gauss crater - Moon - Asteroid - 1001 Gaussia

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In Canadian junior high schools, an annual national math competition administered by the University of Waterloo is named in honour of Gauss.

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