Christian Goldbach
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Christian Goldbach was a Prussian mathematician connected with some important research mainly in number theory; he also studied law and took an interest in and a role in the Russian court. After trave
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences building called Kunstkammer dating back to 1728
Letter from Goldbach to Euler, 1742
Portrait of Leonhard Euler, one of the premier mathematicians ever
Königsberg
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Königsberg was a German city established in the 13th century, which after the defeat of Nazi Germany became part of the Soviet Union and was renamed to Kaliningrad in 1946. After the fall of the USSR,
Christian Goldbach
…friendship with famous mathematician Leonhard Euler, serving as inspiration for Euler's mathematical pursuits. Born in the Duchy of Prussia's capital Königsberg, part of Brandenburg-Prussia, Goldbach was the son of a pastor. He studied at the Royal Albertus University. After finishing his studies he went on…
Königsberg Castle before World War I; ruined in WWII, ruins demolished in 1968–1969 on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev's orders
The 14th-century Königsberg Cathedral
The oldest seals of the three constituent towns of Königsberg: Altstadt (1360), Kneiphof (1383), and Löbenicht (1413)
Prussian Homage: Albert of Brandenburg and his brothers pay homage for the Duchy of Prussia to King Sigismund I the Old of Poland, 1525, painting by Jan Matejko, 1882