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Karl-August Schäffer

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Summary

Karl-August Schäffer was born on May 12, 1925[1], in Bielefeld[2]. He died on June 3, 1997[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and statistician[5].

Key Facts

  • Employer: University of Cologne[6]
  • Educated at: University of Göttingen[7]
  • Doctoral advisor: Hans Georg Münzner[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[10]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[11]

FAQs

Where was Karl-August Schäffer born?

Karl-August Schäffer was born in Bielefeld[2].

What did Karl-August Schäffer do for work?

Karl-August Schäffer worked as a mathematician[4] and statistician[5].

Where did Karl-August Schäffer go to school?

Karl-August Schäffer was educated at University of Göttingen[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de']
    Date of death → +1997-06-03T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 1
    Date of birth → +1925-05-12T00:00:00Z
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Göttingen
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 122303792
    Professor at cologne univ. id → 925
    Library of congress authority id → n79028496
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