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Mathematicians Of The Day
18th July
On this day in 1879, George Chrystal was appointed to the chair of mathematics in the University of Edinburgh.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1928.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1928.
Click on Ⓟ for a poster.
Born:
- 1013: Hermann of Reichenau Ⓟ
- 1635: Robert Hooke Ⓟ
- 1689: Samuel Molyneux
- 1813: Pierre Laurent Ⓟ
- 1853: Hendrik Lorentz Ⓟ
- 1856: Giacinto Morera Ⓟ
- 1891: Emil Gumbel Ⓟ
- 1899: Robert Schlapp Ⓟ
- 1906: Edwin Beckenbach Ⓟ
- 1939: Marjorie Senechal Ⓟ
- 1940: John Meldrum Ⓟ
- 1941: George Olatokunbo Okikiolu Ⓟ
Died:
- 1650: Christoph Scheiner Ⓟ
- 1742: Abraham Sharp Ⓟ
- 1930: Robert Fricke
- 1977: Georgi Bradistilov Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Robert Hooke
CEIIOSSOTTUU
