Mathematician:Johann Friedrich Pfaff

Mathematician
German mathematician who was a precursor of the German school, being a direct influence on.

Nationality
German

History

 * Born: 22 December 1765 in Stuttgart, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
 * Died: 21 April 1825 in Halle, Saxony (now Germany)

Theorems and Definitions

 * Pfaffian
 * Pfaffian Function
 * Pfaffian System
 * Pfaffian Orientation


 * Pfaff's Transformation

Publications

 * 1797: Disquisitiones analyticae maxime ad calculum integralem et doctrinam serierum pertinentes

Also known as
Johann Friedrich Pfaff's middle name can sometimes be seen spelt Friederich.