John carr Friedrich Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1April 30, 777-1February 23, 855) was a famous German mathematician, physicist, astronomer and geodetic scientist. As one of the founders of modern mathematics, Gauss is regarded as one of the most important mathematicians in history and is known as the "prince of mathematics". Gauss ranks alongside Archimedes and Newton as the three greatest mathematicians in the world. He made great achievements in his life, with 1 10 achievements named after his name "Gauss", which is the highest among mathematicians. He made contributions to number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, mechanics, electrostatics, astronomy, matrix theory and optics.