Daniel Friedrich Hecht
Daniel Friedrich Hecht | |
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| Born | July 8, 1777 Sosa, Electorate of Saxony, now Germany |
| Died | March 13, 1833 (aged 55) Freiberg, Kingdom of Saxony, now Germany |
| Known for | Textbooks |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, mechanics |
| Institutions | Bergakademie, now University of Freiberg |
Daniel Friedrich Hecht (8 July 1777–13 March 1833) was a German mathematician born in Sosa.[1] He was a mine manager, then a teacher and finally a professor of mathematics. He is most notable for writing high school textbooks on math and geometry. He died in Saxony.
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Further reading[]
- M Koch, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970–1990).
- C Schiffner, Daniel Friedrich Hecht, Aus dem Leben alter Freiberger Bergstudenten I (Freiberg, 1935), 244–245.
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