Mathematician:Johann Martin Zacharias Dase

Mathematician

German mental calculator famous for calculating $\pi$ to $200$ places in $1844$.

Nationality

German

History

• Born: 23 June 1824 in Hamburg
• Died: 11 September 1861 in Hamburg

Publications

• $7$-digit logarithm table

Sources

• 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $3 \cdotp 14159 \, 26535 \, 89793 \, 23846 \, 26433 \, 83279 \, 50288 \, 41972 \ldots$
• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $3 \cdotp 14159 \, 26535 \, 89793 \, 23846 \, 26433 \, 83279 \, 50288 \, 41971 \ldots$