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Mathematicians Of The Day
2nd September
On this day in 1752, the Gregorian calendar was introduced in Britain. The following day was declared to be 14th September and there were riots by people demanding "Give us back our eleven days!"
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1943.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1943.
Click on Ⓟ for a poster.
Born:
- 1841: Hermann Laurent Ⓟ
- 1850: Alfred Pringsheim Ⓟ
- 1856: Wilhelm Meyer Ⓟ
- 1863: Edvard Phragmén Ⓟ
- 1878: Maurice Fréchet Ⓟ
- 1903: James Paton
- 1905: William Guthrie
- 1909: Deane Montgomery Ⓟ
- 1913: Israil Gelfand Ⓟ
- 1914: Walter Samuel McAfee Ⓟ
- 1918: Vincent McRae
- 1923: René Thom Ⓟ
Died:
- 1764: Nathaniel Bliss Ⓟ
- 1768: Antoine Deparcieux Ⓟ
- 1854: Pierre Laurent Ⓟ
- 1865: William Rowan Hamilton Ⓟ
- 1982: Frederick Bath Ⓟ
- 2002: Sheila Edmonds Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Israil Gelfand
If you ask a drunkard what number is larger, 2/3 or 3/5, he might not be able to tell you. But if you rephrase the question: What is better, 2 bottles of vodka for 3 people, or 3 bottles of vodka for 5 people, he will tell you right away.
