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Gauss eventually had conflicts with his sons.
He did not want any of his sons to enter mathematics or science for " fear of lowering the family name ".
Gauss wanted Eugene to become a lawyer, but Eugene wanted to study languages.
They had an argument over a party Eugene held, which Gauss refused to pay for.
The son left in anger and, in about 1832, emigrated to the United States, where he was quite successful.
Wilhelm also settled in Missouri, starting as a farmer and later becoming wealthy in the shoe business in St. Louis.
It took many years for Eugene's success to counteract his reputation among Gauss's friends and colleagues.
See also the letter from Robert Gauss to Felix Klein on 3 September 1912.
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