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This is a List of Lists of mathematicians and covers notable mathematicians by nationality, ethnicity, religion, profession and other characteristics. Alphabetical lists are also available (see table to the right).
Vera Pless (1931–2020), mathematician specialized in combinatorics and coding theory; Jon T. Pitts (1948-2024) Daniel Quillen (1940–2011) Charles Reason (1818–1893) Jeffrey B. Remmel (1948–2017) Joseph Ritt (1893–1951) Fred S. Roberts (b. 1943) Herbert Robbins (1915–2001) Julia Robinson (1919–1985), contributor to Hilbert's tenth ...
1997 Scott W. Williams produced the website Mathematicians of the African Diaspora, a collection of African-American mathematicians, newsletter, and resources on Africans in mathematics. By early 2007 it had close to 5 million visitors.
Emmy Noether has been called "the greatest woman mathematician of all time". [5] In the early 1920s she developed the modern formulation of ring theory. She is also known for a result in the calculus of variations known as Noether's theorem, which relates symmetries to conservation laws.
Mathematician François Arago said, "Euler calculated without any apparent effort, just as men breathe and as eagles sustain themselves in air". [130] He is generally ranked right below Carl Friedrich Gauss, Isaac Newton, and Archimedes among the greatest mathematicians of all time, [130] while some rank him as equal with them. [131]
Pages in category "Lists of mathematicians" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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He is famous for Pascal's theorem and many other contributions in mathematics, philosophy, and physics. [4] John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) was a British philosopher and economist. At the age of eight, Mill began studying Latin, the works of Euclid, and algebra. At about the age of twelve, Mill began a thorough study of the scholastic logic.