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Born Wolfenbüttel, (Germany), 2 February 1774
Died Leipzig, (Germany), 10 March 1825
Astrometrist and mathematician Karl Mollweide is best known for his spirited defense of the Newtonian theory of color. The son of Christoph Mollweide, Karl Mollweide studied mathematics at Helmstadt University beginning in 1796, and in 1800 started teaching mathematics and physics in Halle/Saale, while continuing his studies at the University of Halle. After his graduation from the university in 1811, he became an observer at the university observatory in the old castle of Pleissenburg, and lectured in astronomy. Mollweide was elected professor of astronomy in 1812 and became a professor in mathematics at the University of Leipzig in 1814. From 1820 to 1823 he was dean of the philosophical faculty.
In 1814, Mollweide married the widow of the gatekeeper Knorr, of the hospital gate in Leipzig. Mollweide's...
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Klöti, T. (2007). Mollweide, Karl Brandan. In: Hockey, T., et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_968
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