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Karl W. T. Weierstrass. By: Corbin Edwards. Birth and Death. He was born in Ostenfelde in Germany. Date of birth was October 31, 1815. He died in February 19, 1897. College. His father sent him to the University of Bonn at age 19. He studied law while he was there but earned no degree.
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Karl W. T. Weierstrass By: Corbin Edwards
Birth and Death • He was born in Ostenfeldein Germany. • Date of birth was October 31, 1815. • He died in February 19, 1897.
College • His father sent him to the University of Bonn at age 19. He studied law while he was there but earned no degree. • He decided to go to Munster Academy. • He met a mathematician named CristofGudermann who became a strong influence.
Teacher • In 1841 he began a 14 year term as a elementary teaher. • He started a program called arithmetization of analysis in which analysis is based on rigorous development of the number system.
A Poet in the Works • “It is true that a mathematician who is not somewhat of a poet, will never be a perfect mathematician.”