August F. Mobius was a mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 19th century. He is known for his pioneering work in the field of topology and his discovery of the Mobius strip, a mathematical object that has only one side and one edge. Synonyms for Mobius include: August Ferdinand Mobius, Möbius, and Moebius. He was born in 1790 in Schulpforta, Saxony, Germany, and died in 1868 in Leipzig, Germany. Mobius' contributions to mathematics and astronomy were significant and continue to inspire and inform the work of mathematicians and scientists today.