August Ferdinand Möbius

August Möbius
August Möbius
	Engraving of Möbius by Adolf Neumann, c. 1850
Born	August Ferdinand Möbius; 17 November 1790; Schulpforta, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	26 September 1868 (aged 77); Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, North German Confederation
Alma mater	University of Leipzig; University of Göttingen; University of Halle;
Known for	Möbius strip; Möbius transformations; Möbius transform; Möbius function; Möbius inversion formula; Möbius configuration; Möbius–Kantor configuration; Möbius–Kantor graph;
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Leipzig
Doctoral advisor	Johann Pfaff
Other academic advisors	Carl Friedrich Gauss; Karl Mollweide;
Doctoral students	Otto Wilhelm Fiedler
Other notable students	Hermann Hankel

August Ferdinand Möbius (UK: /ˈmɜːbiəs/, US: /ˈmeɪ-, ˈmoʊ-/; German: [ˈmøːbi̯ʊs]; 17 November 1790 – 26 September 1868) was a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer.