MacTutor
Links to other Mathematics pages
There are some other pages which you may find useful concerning topics related to mathematics which can be found at:
Wikipedia
Most of the mathematicians in our archive have a Wikipedia entry.
Most of these Wikipedia biographies have a link to the MacTutor biography.
Sci Hi blog
A daily blog on science, technology and art in history which ran from 2014 to 2023. It has a good coverage of mathematics and astronomy. It has a good coverage of mathematics and astronomy.
We have linked more than 250 of our biographies to articles in this blog.
See THIS LINK
Pat's blog
A daily blog of the mathematical (and other) thoughts of a (now retired) math teacher.
Many of the "events" on our "Mathematician of the Day" pages have been culled from this.
Linda Hall library
This library, situated in Kansas City, Missouri, has an important collection of history of mathematics books. We have linked more than 250 of our biographies to their Scientist of the day feature curated by W B Ashworth, Jr.
See THIS LINK
Mathematics Genealogy Project
A site where one can trace mathematicians back in history via their supervisors.
We have linked many of our biographies to this site.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
maintained by Larry Riddle (Agnes Scott College, USA)
Contains some detailed biographies and images of women mathematicians.
We have linked many of our biographies to this site.
Xah Math
maintained by Xah Lee (California, USA)
Lots of well presented information about plane curves, surfaces and lots of other topics.
Many of our Curves have been linked to this site.
Wolfram MathWorld and Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
maintained by Eric Weisstein (University of Virginia, USA)
A comprehensive encyclopedia of Mathematics (and other subjects) and a collection of biographies.
Catalog of the Scientific Community: 16th and 17th Centuries
by Richard S Westfall (at the Galileo Project)
a searchable database of scientists including information on over 160 mathematicians.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
More than 400 of the mathematicians in our archive also have biographies in the on-line encyclopaedia.
The link is to a list of those that do.
History of Mathematics
maintained by David E. Joyce (Clark University, USA)
Including a comprehensive chronology of mathematicians
Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
A site about African American mathematicians maintained by Dr. Scott W. Williams, University of Buffalo, USA.
A new version of this site is at THIS LINK.
Women in Mathematics Guide
A guide for Women in Mathematics: History, Scholarships, and Career Potential
Famous Mathematicians
Biographies of 50+ mathematicians
The British Society for the History of Mathematics
The web-site of the Society.
The HyperJeff Network
Timelines forHyperComplex numbers, Electromagnetism and Statistical Mechanics
maintained by Jeff Biggus (University of Colorado, USA)
showing the developments of these areas
The Mathematical Quotations Server
maintained by Mark Woodard (Furman University, USA)
Quotations by mathematicians or about mathematics
Mathematical Constants
by Steven Finch (Mathsoft, USA)
A pdf file of essays on well-known and some more obscure constants.
Encyclopedia of Australian Science
database of scientists (ANU, Canberra, Australia) with a list of mathematicians
History of Statistics and Probability
maintained by D. R. Wilkins (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
Including excerpts from W. W. Rouse Ball's A short account of the history of mathematics
The History of Mathematics
maintained by D. R. Wilkins (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
Including excerpts from W. W. Rouse Ball's A short account of the history of mathematics
Ancient Mathematics
at the Library of Congress Vatican Exhibit
some interesting articles mainly about Greek Mathematics
The sci.math FAQ
maintained by Alex Lopez-Ortiz (Waterloo, Canada)
Frequently Asked Questions addressed by the USENET group sci.math
International Commission on the History of Mathematics
The home page of the Commission.
The Museum of the History of Science
at the University of Oxford
History of Maths lectures
by G Donald Allen of Texas A and M University, USA
Plus maths magazine
This is a Web magazine containing some history and other mathematical features.