MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
16th January
Born:
- 1801: Thomas Clausen *
- 1877: Thomas Hakon Grönwall *
- 1885: Michel Plancherel *
- 1906: Erich Kähler *
- 1920: Bill Boone *
- 1925: Germund Dahlquist *
Died:
- 1834: Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette *
- 1922: Henri Brocard *
- 1941: Christian Beyel *
- 1941: Robert Muirhead *
- 2007: Mischa Cotlar *
Quotation of the day
From Thomas Hakon Grönwall
His life shows that his unruly spirit found expression, joy, and satisfaction in scientific thinking and creation.
(Einar Carl Hille, writing about Thomas Hakon Grönwall)
