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Deceased Q372017

Caspar Wessel

Danish–Norwegian mathematician and cartographer (1745–1818)

Born: June 8, 1745 (1745) · Vestby Municipality
Died: March 25, 1818 (1818) · Copenhagen
Age at death: 72 years
Nationality Kingdom of Denmark, Norway
Occupation mathematician, cartographer, geodesist
Field of work mathematics, cartography, geodesy, complex number, vector calculus
Education University of Copenhagen, Oslo Cathedral School
Employer Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Duchy of Oldenburg
Gender male

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