Mathematician:Daniel Friedrich Ernst Meissel

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Mathematician

German astronomer who contributed to various aspects of number theory.


Nationality

German


History

  • Born: 31 July 1826 in Neustadt-Eberswalde, Brandenburg, Prussia (now Germany)
  • Died: 11 March 1895 in Kiel, Herzogtum Holstein, Prussia (now Germany)


Theorems and Definitions

Kronecker's Constant, for Leopold Kronecker
the Hadamard-de la Vallée-Poussin Constant, for Jacques Salomon Hadamard and Charles de la Vallée Poussin
the Prime Reciprocal Constant

Definitions of concepts named for Daniel Friedrich Ernst Meissel can be found here.


Publications

  • 1850: De serie quaedam Jacobiana


Also known as

Usually known as Ernst Meissel.


Sources