Christian Goldbach

Christian Goldbach
Born18 March 1690
Königsberg, Brandenburg-Prussia
Died20 November 1764 (1764-11-21) (aged 74)
Moscow, Russian Empire
NationalityPrussian
CitizenshipRussia
Known forGoldbach's conjecture
Goldbach's theorem
Goldbach's weak conjecture
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics and Law
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Christian Goldbach (/ˈɡoʊldbɑːk/ GOHLD-bahk, German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈɡɔltbax]; 18 March 1690 – 20 November 1764) was a Prussian mathematician connected with some important research mainly in number theory; he also studied law and took an interest in and a role in the Russian court.[1][2] After traveling around Europe in his early life, he landed in Russia in 1725 as a professor at the newly founded Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences.[3] Goldbach jointly led the Academy in 1737.[4] However, he relinquished duties in the Academy in 1742 and worked in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs until his death in 1764.[4] He is remembered today for Goldbach's conjecture and the Goldbach–Euler Theorem.[1] He had a close friendship with famous mathematician Leonhard Euler, serving as inspiration for Euler's mathematical pursuits.[2]

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