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Mathematicians Of The Day
13th September
On this day in 2013, Timothy Gowers and Persi Diaconis were awarded honorary degrees during a special graduation ceremony which formed part of the University of St Andrews' 600th Anniversary celebrations.
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Born:
- 1873: Constantin Carathéodory Ⓟ
- 1885: Wilhelm Blaschke Ⓟ
- 1913: Herman Goldstine Ⓟ
- 1918: Irving Segal Ⓟ
- 1921: Henri Garnir Ⓟ
- 1923: Peter Henrici Ⓟ
- 1924: Attia Ashour Ⓟ
Died:
- 1296: Johannes Campanus Ⓟ
- 1940: Myron Mathisson Ⓟ
- 1945: Annibale Comessatti Ⓟ
- 1975: Johannes van der Corput Ⓟ
- 2019: Chukwuka Okonjo Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Johannes Campanus
[The equitorium] is a novelty among my discoveries, and furthermore I think it will please your greatness by the usefulness of its amusing approach.
