Karl Adams (mathematician)

Carl Adams ( born January 15, 1811 in Merscheid, † November 14, 1849 in Winterthur ) was a German mathematician and teacher.

Career

Carl Adams worked as a teacher in Trogen and in 1836 as a mathematics and physics teacher at the vocational school Winterthur and now also at the industrial school. With its Monographs he made ​​major contributions to the introduction of modern geometry at high schools and vocational schools.

Writings

  • Theory of transversals, 1843
  • The harmonic ratios, 1845
  • The strange properties of the rectilinear triangle, 1846
  • The problem Malsattische, 1846 and 1848
  • Geometric tasks with special regard to geometric construction, 1847 and 1849

Sources and links

  • Max Albert Knusper: Adams, Carl in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
  • Moritz Cantor: Adams, Carl. In: General German Biography (ADB ). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, pp. 47 f
  • William Lorey Adams, Carl. In: New German Biography ( NDB ). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6, p.56 ( digitized ).
  • Mathematicians (19th Century )
  • German
  • Born in 1811
  • Died in 1849
  • Man
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