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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).
The French king died as a result of striking his head on the lintel of a door while on his way to watch a game of real tennis. [16]: 105 [79] [80] Victims of the 1518 dancing plague: July 1518: Several people died of either heart attacks, strokes or exhaustion during a dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace (Holy Roman Empire). [23 ...
Paul Erdős was born on 26 March 1913, in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, [8] the only surviving child of Anna (née Wilhelm) and Lajos Erdős (né Engländer). [9] [10] His two sisters, aged three and five, both died of scarlet fever a few days before he was born. [11]
Évariste Galois, mathematician – 1832 [35] Robert Lyon, last Canadian duelling fatality – 1833 [36] Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian poet and writer of the Romantic era, by Georges d'Anthès – 1837 [37] Jonathan Cilley, U.S. Representative from Maine, by William J. Graves – 1838 [38]
Euler is regarded as arguably the most prolific contributor in the history of mathematics and science, and the greatest mathematician of the 18th century. [9] [10] Several great mathematicians who produced their work after Euler's death have recognised his importance in the field as shown by quotes attributed to many of them: Pierre-Simon ...
Nicolas Bourbaki (pseudonym used by a group of French mathematicians, 20th century) Thomas Bradwardine (England, c. 1290–26 August 1349) Richard Brinkley (England, died c. 1379) Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (Netherlands, 1881–1966) Alan Richard Bundy (UK, born 1947) Franco Burgersdijk (Netherlands, 1590–1629) Jean Buridan (France, c. 1300 ...
[6] [citation needed] He is most famous, though, for having helped transmit knowledge of mathematics and astronomy to Muslim Spain and Christian Western Europe. Abulcasis (936-1013), a physician and scientist in Al-Andalus, is considered to be the father of modern surgery. He wrote numerous medical texts, developed many innovative surgical ...
The two mathematicians exchanged another sixteen letters a few years later, in 1876 and 1877. [2] However, Sylow's most well-known written work rests on his 10-page thesis published in 1872 called Théorèmes sur les groupes de substitutions (Theorems on substitution groups), which was published in Mathematische Annalen Volume 5 (pages 584 to ...