Ubiratan D'Ambrosio

Quick Info

Born

8 December 1932
São Paulo, Brazil

Died

12 May 2021
São Paulo, Brazil

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Summary

Ubiratan D'Ambrosio was a Brazilian historian of mathematics who is most well known for popularising the study of Ethnomathematics.

Biography

Details for this mathematician are given in the citations for the Kenneth O May Prize.

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Additional Resources (show)

Other pages about Ubiratan D'Ambrosio:

1. Mathematical Genealogy Project
2. MathSciNet Author profile
3. zbMATH entry

Written by J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
Last Update October 2026