Ferdinand von Lindemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinand von Lindemann

German Mathematician

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1852

Place of Birth: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1939

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (April 12, 1852 – March 6, 1939) was a German mathematician, noted for his proof, published in 1882, that p (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients.