Karl Georg Christian von Staudt

Karl G. C. von Staudt
Karl von Staudt (1798 - 1867)
Born	24 January 1798 (1798-01-24) Free Imperial City of Rothenburg (modern day Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany)
Died	1 June 1867 (1867-07) (aged 69) Erlangen
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Erlangen
Known for	Algebra of throws von Staudt-Clausen theorem
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy Mathematics
Doctoral advisor	Gauss

Karl Georg Christian von Staudt (24 January 1798 – 1 June 1867) was a German mathematician who used synthetic geometry to provide a foundation for arithmetic.