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Magnus Georg Paucker

Baltic German mathematician1787 to 1855

Wikidata names Georg Friedrich Parrot, Sigismund Gottfried Huth, and Wilhelm Pfaff as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 4 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata3

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Georg Friedrich Parrot
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Sigismund Gottfried Huth
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Wilhelm Pfaff

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stated by WikidataGeorg Friedrich Parrotstated by WikidataSigismund Gottfried Huthstated by WikidataWilhelm Pfaff
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stated by WikidataJérôme Lalande
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stated by WikidataJoseph-Nicolas Delisle
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stated by WikidataGiacomo F. Maraldistated by WikidataJacques Cassini

Education and career2

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Imperial University of Dorpat
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Imperial University of Dorpat
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At a glance

known as: mathematician, astronomer, naturalist, teacher
fields: geometry, astronomy, mathematics, physics, mechanics
awards: Demidov Prize, 1832
member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Wikipedia: in 11 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaMagnus Georg Paucker
stated by WikidataWikidataQ3741085
stated by WikidataVIAF37657412
stated by WikidataGND116060417
stated by WikidataISNI0000000013839201

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stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project184233

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q3741085,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Magnus Georg Paucker: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q3741085},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Magnus Georg Paucker: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q3741085