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Bernhard Riemann. By: J ustin Ferguson. when. He lived through the time period of 1826-1866 At14 he went to the gymnasium (a sort of prep school) at Hannover, and two years later switched to the gymnasium at Luneburg, where his great mathematical skills were noticed
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Bernhard Riemann By: Justin Ferguson
when • He lived through the time period of 1826-1866 • At14 he went to the gymnasium (a sort of prep school) at Hannover, and two years later switched to the gymnasium at Luneburg, where his great mathematical skills were noticed • In 1846 Riemann matriculated at Göttingen University
where • Riemann was born in kingdom of Hannover, later part of Germany. His father was a Lutheran minister. • At an early age he showed an interest in history and mathematic. • He was encouraged by his family.
why • He created Riemannian geometry orelliptical geometrywhich proved essential to Albert Einstein model of space time • He also taught principally at Gottingen
interesting facts • Bernhard Riemann, as he was called, was the second of six children of a Protestant minister. • The children received their elementary education from their father, who was later assisted by a local teacher. • From Easter 1840 he attended the Lyceum in Hannover, where lie lived with his grandmother. When she died two years later