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Mathematicians Of The Day
16th January
On this day in 1865, Augustus De Morgan gave the President's Address at the First Meeting of the London Mathematical Society.
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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 Ⓟ
- 1989: Luna Isaac Mishoe Ⓟ
- 2007: Mischa Cotlar Ⓟ
- 2023: Shisong Mao Ⓟ
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.
