Ludolph van Ceulen

Ludolph van Ceulen
Born28 January 1540
Hildesheim, Bishopric of Hildesheim, Holy Roman Empire
Died31 December 1610(1610-12-31) (aged 70)
Leiden, Dutch Republic
Known forLudolphine number
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsLeiden University
Notable studentsWillebrord Snellius
Frans van Schooten, Sr.

Ludolph van Ceulen (German: [ˈluːdɔlf fan ˈkɔʏlən], Dutch: [ˈlydɔl(ə) fɑŋ ˈkøːlə(n)]; 28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German-Dutch mathematician from Hildesheim. He emigrated to the Netherlands.

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