Carl Theodor Anger Explained

Carl Theodor Anger (Danzig, 31 July 1803 – Danzig, 25 March 1858) was a German mathematician and astronomer.^[1] He was a student of and assistant to Friedrich Bessel at the Königsberg Observatory from 1827 until 1831.^[2] Thereafter, he was appointed as astronomer by the Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Danzig.^[3]

Besides his scientific work, especially that related to Bessel functions, he is also known for his first-hand biographical notes on the life of Bessel.

See also

• Anger function
• Jacobi–Anger expansion

External links

• ADB:Anger, Karl Theodor – Wikisource
• Franz Kössler's Personlexikon von Lehren des 19. Jahrhunderts (Abbehusen – Axt); Anger, Karl Theodor: bibliography with 41 entries

Notes and References

1. Lawrynowicz (1995), p. 297.
2. Lawrynowicz (1995), pp. 67–68.
3. Brandstäter (1858).