MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
24th January
Born:
- 1798: Karl von Staudt (poster)
- 1814: John Colenso (poster)
- 1863: August Adler
- 1891: Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch (poster)
- 1914: Vladimir Potapov
- 1931: Lars Hörmander (poster)
Died:
- 1930: Adolf Kneser (poster)
- 1935: Christian Juel (poster)
- 1955: P J Heawood (poster)
- 1964: Archibald Goldie
- 1981: Martha Betz Shapley
- 1982: Karol Borsuk (poster)
- 1992: Ernest Corominas i Vigneaux
Quotation of the day
From Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
A mathematician's reputation rests on the number of bad proofs he has given.
