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Steiner, Jakob (1796–1863)


Jakob Steiner
Swiss mathematician, considered by many to be the greatest geometer since Apollonius of Perga. Largely self-taught, he became a professor at the University of Berlin, and was a pioneer in the field of projective geometry. Among the students on which had an important influence was Bernhard Riemann.


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