Ferdinand von Lindemann

Ferdinand von Lindemann
Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann
Born(1852-04-12)12 April 1852
Died6 March 1939(1939-03-06) (aged 86)
NationalityGerman
Alma materFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Known forProving π to be a transcendental number
Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Munich, University of Freiburg
Doctoral advisorC. Felix Klein[1]
Doctoral students

Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (12 April 1852 – 6 March 1939) was a German mathematician, noted for his proof, published in 1882, that π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients.