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Wilhelm Jordan

German geodesist (1842-1899)
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Wilhelm Jordan
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29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
March 1, 1842
Date of death
April 17, 1899, October 17, 1899[10]
Place of birth
Ellwangen
Place of death
Hanover
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Württemberg[13]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher, engineer, geodesist, cartographer, land surveyor[14]
Employer
Leibniz University Hannover, Polytechnikum Karlsruhe, University of Stuttgart[19][20][21]
Field of work
geodesy, mathematics[15][16]
Position held
professor, professor, scientific assistent[17][18]
Educated at
University of Stuttgart[22]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[27]
Award received
honorary doctor of the University of Munich[24]
Notable work
Handbuch der Vermessungskunde[23]
Child
Richard Jordan[12]
Work location
Hanover[33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[39]
Academic major
civil engineering, geodesy[31][32]
Contributed to creative work
Zeitschrift fuer Vermessungswesen[42]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog, Neue Deutsche Biographie[34][35][36][37]
Family name
Jordan[29]
Given name
Wilhelm[30]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[43]
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Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, DVW[25][26]
Name in native language
Wilhelm Jordan[40]
Number of children
+2[41]
Participant in
Rohlfs' expedition 1873–74[38]
Place of burial
Herrenhäuser Friedhof[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ldlsi en Wilhelm Jordan ar ويلهلم جوردن ar ويلهلم يوردان de W. Jordan ja ヴィルヘルム・ヨルダン ko 빌헬름 요르단 nl Wilhelm Jordan ru Вильгельм Йордан ru Иордан, Вильгельм ru Йордан, Вильгельм uk Вільгельм Йордан zh 威廉·约尔丹
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000108912512
VIAF cluster ID
41882425
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85811092
GND ID
117182966
Academy of Athens authority ID
167884
BIBSYS ID
90270496
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12176175p
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
jordan-wilhelm-20
CANTIC ID
981058518513406706
CONOR.SI ID
28203875
DDB person (GND) ID
117182966
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117182966
Show all 47 identifiers +35
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
117182966
ELNET ID
a11938420
FactGrid item ID
Shalamzar
Find a Grave memorial ID
132493512
Freebase ID
/m/04sr2y
Geographicus cartographer ID
jordanwilhelm
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Wilhelm_Jordan_-_tysk_geodet
IdRef ID
030322731
J9U entity ID
987007278716605171
KANTO ID
000212021
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117182966
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
117182966
Leopoldina member ID (new)
wilhelm-jordan
Libraries Australia ID
35254124
MR Author ID
687116
Museum-digital person/organization ID
176982
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009544270
NLA Trove people ID
883664
NUKAT ID
n2004006879
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001309814
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000478291
National Library of Latvia ID
000188062
National Library of Portugal ID
1224348
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070793662
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043116516
Open Library ID
OL335501A
OpenMLOL author ID
145610
Prabook ID
1744462
SBN author ID
MILV181930
SHARE Catalogue author ID
631504
Stadtlexikon Karlsruhe ID
bio-0932
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058518513406706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxmvTJgpHjPX9Px8RMyd
Yale LUX ID
person/63b1d1d9-41c4-40fb-904c-c579f43110a2
ZbMATH author ID
jordan.wilhelm

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
mathematician, engineer, university teacher, cartographer, geodesist
Academic major 2
civil engineering, geodesy
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Employer 2
University of Stuttgart, Leibniz University Hannover
Field of work 2
mathematics, geodesy
Position held 2
professor, professor
Award received 1
honorary doctor of the University of Munich
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Württemberg
Educated at 1
University of Stuttgart
FactGrid item ID 1
Shalamzar
Family name 1
Jordan
Given name 1
Wilhelm
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of 1
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Named after 1
Gauss–Jordan elimination
Place of birth 1
Ellwangen
Place of death 1
Hanover
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Wilhelm Jordan was born on March 1, 1842[1], in Ellwangen[2]. He died on April 17, 1899[3], in Hanover[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], engineer[7], geodesist[8], and cartographer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Wilhelm Jordan include Gauss–Jordan elimination[44], a method for solving linear systems[45].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Wilhelm Jordan include Gauss–Jordan elimination[44], a method for solving linear systems[45].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Jordan born?

Wilhelm Jordan was born in Ellwangen[2].

Where did Wilhelm Jordan die?

Wilhelm Jordan died in Hanover[4].

What did Wilhelm Jordan do for work?

Wilhelm Jordan worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], engineer[7], geodesist[8], and cartographer[9].

Where did Wilhelm Jordan go to school?

Wilhelm Jordan was educated at University of Stuttgart[22].

What awards did Wilhelm Jordan receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the University of Munich[24].

Related Entities

civil engineering Kingdom of Württemberg mathematics

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . www.leopoldina.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [10] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [23] ↑ . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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