Person: Mollweide, Karl Brandan

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Karl Mollweide was a German mathematician and astronomer. He invented a map projection called the Mollweide projection.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 3 February 1774, Wolfenbüttel, Brunswick, now Germany. Died 10 March 1825, Leipzig, Germany.

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Astronomy, Origin Germany


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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive