The transcendence of \(\pi\) has been known for about a century - but who was the man who discovered it? (Q800334)

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    The transcendence of \(\pi\) has been known for about a century - but who was the man who discovered it?
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3875213

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      The transcendence of \(\pi\) has been known for about a century - but who was the man who discovered it? (English)
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      This is a biography of C. L. F. Lindemann (1852-1939), who established the transcendence of \(\pi\) in 1882. The author describes his studies at Göttingen, Erlangen and Munich, his publication arising out of Clebsch's lectures, his work with Felix Klein and his professional career at Freiburg (1877-1883), Königsberg (1883-1893) and Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität (1893-1939).
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      Felix Klein
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