Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet was born in 1805, the son of the town postmaster of Düren (then part of the French empire). He was initially educated at public schools, then at a private school which stressed Latin. Interest in mathematics...

Dirichlet was born in Düren, Germany, the son of the local postmaster. The young Dirichlet was intensely interested in mathematics. At the age of 14, he attended the University of Cologne where he studied under scientific luminaries such as Georg...

1805-1859 German Mathematician Lejeune Dirichlet was a professor at the University of Berlin prior to accepting a chair—previously held by Carl Gauss (1777-1855)—at the University of Göttingen. Perhaps Dirichlet's most...

Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet [ləˈʒœn diʀiˈçle] (February 13, 1805 – May 5, 1859) was a German mathematician credited with the modern "formal" definition of a function. His family hailed from the town of Richelette in Belgium, from...

Utke, Gustave Peter Sunday, January 28, 2001 Utke, Gustave Peter Mr. Gustave Utke of Stone Church, IL died on Wed., Jan. 17, 2001 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, IL following a brief illness. He was 93 years old. Gus was born at...

Johann Peter Melchior is a German porcelain modeler whose works reflected mythological and pastoral scenes. Most of his models were crafted when he was employed at German manufactories Hochst, Nymphenburg and Frankenthal. Melchior was particularly prolific in modeling figures of children. A book...