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Karl Wilhelm Pohlke

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Karl Wilhelm Pohlke

Karl Pohlke (1810–1876)[1] was a German teacher of engineering whose Darstellende Geometrie, published in 1859, established the principle of axonometry, now called Pohlke's Theorem.

Pohlke was born and died in Berlin.[2] During his career, he taught engineering at a Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg.

References

  1. ^ Biography at Wolfram Research's Scienceworld
  2. ^ A source book in mathematics, Volume 1 By David Eugene Smith at Google Books

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