Mathematicians Of The Day
13th September
On this day in 2013, Timothy Gowers and Persi Diaconis were awarded honorary degrees during a special graduation ceremony which formed part of the University of St Andrews' 600th Anniversary celebrations.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1994.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1994.
Click on Ⓟ for a poster.
Born:
- 1873: Constantin Carathéodory Ⓟ
- 1885: Wilhelm Blaschke Ⓟ
- 1913: Herman Goldstine Ⓟ
- 1918: Irving Segal Ⓟ
- 1921: Henri Garnir Ⓟ
- 1923: Peter Henrici Ⓟ
- 1924: Attia Ashour Ⓟ
Died:
- 1296: Johannes Campanus Ⓟ
- 1940: Myron Mathisson Ⓟ
- 1945: Annibale Comessatti Ⓟ
- 1975: Johannes van der Corput Ⓟ
- 2019: Chukwuka Okonjo Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Johannes Campanus
[The equitorium] is a novelty among my discoveries, and furthermore I think it will please your greatness by the usefulness of its amusing approach.