MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
31st January
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Born:
- 1715: Giovanni Fagnano
- 1841: Samuel Loyd Ⓟ
- 1886: Neville Watson Ⓟ
- 1896: Sof'ja Aleksandrovna Janovskaja Ⓟ
- 1914: Lev Arkad'evich Kaluznin Ⓟ
- 1928: Heinz Bauer Ⓟ
- 1945: Persi Diaconis Ⓟ
Died:
- 1632: Jost Bürgi Ⓟ
- 1862: Charles MacKenzie Ⓟ
- 1903: Norman Ferrers Ⓟ
- 1934: Duncan Sommerville Ⓟ
- 1973: Noel Slater Ⓟ
- 1976: Lloyd Williams Ⓟ
- 1980: Emanuel Sperner Ⓟ
- 2005: Lee Segel Ⓟ
- 2014: Stein Arild Stromme Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Persi Diaconis
The really unusual day would be one where nothing unusual happens.
