Johann Heinrich Lambert
1728 – 1777 · aged 49
German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)
- Born
- 26 Aug 1728 · Mulhouse
- Died
- 25 Sept 1777 · Berlin
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- 26 Aug 1728BornBorn in Mulhouse
- 25 Sept 1777DiedDied in Berlin
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
Biography
Johann Heinrich Lambert (German: [ˈlambɛʁt]; French: Jean-Henri Lambert; 26 or 28 August 1728 – 25 September 1777) was an Alsatian polymath from the Republic of Mulhouse—then an associate of the Swiss Confederacy—who made fundamental contributions to mathematics, physics (particularly optics), philosophy, astronomy, and map projections.
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