Karl Mollweide

Karl Mollweide
Born
Karl Brandan Mollweide

(1774-02-03)3 February 1774
Died10 March 1825(1825-03-10) (aged 51)
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Mathematician, astronomer

Karl Brandan Mollweide (3 February 1774 10 March 1825) was a German mathematician and astronomer who taught in Halle and Leipzig. In trigonometry, he rediscovered the formula now known as Mollweide's formula. He invented a map projection called the Mollweide projection.