Friedrich Robert Helmert

Friedrich Robert Helmert (31 July 1843 – 15 June 1917) was a German geodesist and statistician with important contributions to the theory of errors.

Friedrich Robert Helmert
Professor Friedrich Robert Helmert. Photographer unknown.
Born( 1843-07-31)31 July 1843
Died15 June 1917(1917-06-15) (aged 73)
Potsdam, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materPolytechnische Schule, now Technische Universität, in Dresden, University of Leipzig
Known forcontribution into geodesy and theory of errors.
Awardsrecipient of some 25 German and foreign decorations
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, geodesy
InstitutionsTechnical University in Aachen, University of Berlin.
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