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German mathematician
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3 February 1774(Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany)
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10 March 1825(Leipzig, Leipzig District, East Germany)
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Karl Brandan Mollweide, (3 February 1774 in Wolfenbüttel – 10 March 1825 in Leipzig) was a German mathematician and astronomer in Halle and Leipzig. In trigonometry, he discovered the formula known as Mollweide's formula. He invented a map projection called the Mollweide projection.