Career
Notably he obtained Hensel"s lemma before Hensel, Scholz"s reciprocity law before Scholz, and formulated Eisenstein"s criterion before Eisenstein. He also studied, under the form of integer polynomials modulo both a prime number and an irreducible polynomial (remaining irreduicble modulo that prime number), what can nowadays be recognized as finite fields (more general than those of prime order). He obtained his doctorate in 1842, after which he became Gymnasialoberlehrer (professor at a gymnasium) in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Apart from the mentioned mathematical papers, he also published, mainly after 1850, in mechanics and physical technique.
