Carl Theodor Anger (Danzig, 31 July 1803 – Danzig, 25 March 1858) was a German mathematician and astronomer.Lawrynowicz (1995), p. 297. He was a student of and assistant to Friedrich Bessel at the Königsberg Observatory from 1827 until 1831.Lawrynowicz (1995), pp. 67–68. Thereafter, he was appointed as astronomer by the Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Danzig.Brandstäter (1858).
Besides his scientific work, especially that related to Bessel functions, he is also known for his first-hand biographical notes on the life of Bessel.
Publications
See also Anger function Jacobi–Anger expansion
Notes
References
External links ADB:Anger, Karl Theodor – Wikisource Franz Kössler's Personlexikon von Lehren des 19. Jahrhunderts (Abbehusen – Axt); Anger, Karl Theodor: bibliography with 41 entries