The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Friedrich Bessel

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## Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel

Biography

Ph.D. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 1810
Dissertation:

Advisor: Carl Friedrich Gauß

Student:

Name | School | Year | Descendants
--- | --- | --- | ---
Heinrich Scherk | Universität Berlin | 1823 | 22366

According to our current on-line database, Friedrich Bessel has 1 student and 22367 descendants.
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