Person: Von Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand

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Hermann von Helmholtz was a German mathematician who trained as a medical doctor and made important contributions to mathematical physics, optics and acoustics as well as to physiology and psychology.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 31 August 1821, Potsdam, Prussia (now Germany). Died 8 September 1894, Berlin, Germany.

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Knot Theory, Origin Germany, Physics


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