Gotthold Eisenstein was a German mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and algebra. He was born on 16th January 1823 and died on 11th October 1852. Eisenstein is particularly famous for his work on the theory of complex numbers and his contributions to the study of elliptic functions. One of his notable achievements is Eisenstein's criterion, a method for determining whether a given polynomial is irreducible over the field of rational numbers.
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