MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
15th September
Born:
- 973: Al-Biruni
- 1852: Edward Bouchet
- 1886: Paul Lévy (poster)
- 1894: Oskar Klein (poster)
- 1901: Luigi Fantappiè (poster)
- 1923: Georg Kreisel (poster)
- 1926: Jean-Pierre Serre (poster)
Died:
- 1883: Joseph Plateau (poster)
- 1943: Andrew Jeffrey Gunion Barclay (poster)
- 1947: Annie Scott Dill Maunder (poster)
- 1978: William Guthrie
- 1998: Cândido Silva Dias
- 2003: Alexander Ivanovich Skopin (poster)
Quotation of the day
From Al-Biruni
Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors of scholars. "The scholars" he answered , "are well aware of the use of money, but the rich are ignorant of the nobility of science".
