Carl Emil Mundt (4 April 1802 – 22 December 1873) was a

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educator and politician. He was a member of the 1848

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, representing

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. He was the father of painter

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Early life and education

Mundt was born in

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, the son of goldsmith Philip Mundt (1740-1804) and Mette Christiane née Winther (1757-1827). He graduated from Metropolitan School in 1821. He visited Rngland together with his brother J.H. Mundt in 1925-26 and obtained a degree in theology from the

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in 1829. He obtained a master's degree in mathematics in 1842.

Career

Mundt was employed as a mathematics teacher at

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the following year. He left Sorø Academy in connection with its reorganisation in 1849 but was awarded a temporary compensation and title of professor and that same year. He was also accepted as a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences. He moved to

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a few years later and started working as a supervisor in the ''realskole'' system. He was awarded the

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in 1869.

Politics

In 1848, Mundt was elected for the

in the Sorø Constituency. He became a member of the Landsting in 1854 but lost his mandate at the 1855 reelection.

Written works

Mundt's only scientific work publications were his doctoral dissertation and one other work. He wrote a number of textbooks on mathematics and astronomy. These included: * ''Elementær plangeometri'' (1838) * ''Ledetråd ved regneundervisningen'' (1839) * ''Eelementær stereometri'' * ''Lærebog i astronomien'' (1855) * ''Grundtræk af Astronomien'' (1859) * ''Lærebøger i trigonometri'' (1857) * ''Lærebog i algebra'' (1873)

Personal life

Mundt married Caroline (Amalie) Jørgensen (1808-1845), a daughter of miller Hans Henrik Jørgensen (1772-1828) and Sophie Frederikke Pedersen (1776-1832), on 3 August 1833 in

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. They had three children: Lawyer Jodochus Henrik Mundt, painter

and medical doctor Christopher Mundt. He died on 22 December 1873 and is buried in Sorø Old Cemetery.

References

External links

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