Mathematician:Heinrich Menge
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Mathematician
German classical scholar and high school teacher, who contributed towards the documentation of the ancient history of mathematics.
Nationality
German
History
- Born: 19th June 1838 in Aachen, North Rhine / Westphalia (now Germany)
- 1860 to 1864: Full professor at the Gymnasium in Andernach
- 1882 to 1891: Director of the Grand Ducal High School in Mainz
- Died: after 1904
Publications
- 1863: Die Parabel-Quadratur des Archimedes ("The Parabola Quadrature of Archimedes")
- 1874: Des Archimedes Kreismessung nebst des Eutokius aus Ascalon Commentar ("The Archimedes Circular Measurement along with the Commentary of Eutokius of Ascalon")
- 1883 -- 1916: The works of Euclid (with Johan Ludvig Heiberg)