Wilhelm Fuhrmann
German mathematician
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Wilhelm Ferdinand Fuhrmann was a German mathematician. The Fuhrmann circle and the Fuhrmann triangle are named after him. Biography Fuhrmann was born on 28 February 1833 in Burg bei Magdeburg. Fuhrmann had shortly worked as sailor before he returned to school and attended the Altstadt Gymnasium in Königsberg, where his teachers noticed his interest and talent in mathematics and geography. He graduated in 1853 and went on to study mathematics and physics at the University of Königsberg. One of his peers later remembered him as the most talented and diligent student of his class. Fuhrmann however despite his talent did not pursue a career at the university, instead he became a math and science teacher at the Burgschule in Königsberg after his graduation. He joined the school in 1860 and remained there until his death in 1904.
