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Mathematicians Of The Day
20th September
On this day in 1717, Colin Maclaurin was appointed to the Mathematics Chair at Marischal College, Aberdeen at the age of 19. This is the youngest at which anyone has been appointed a full professor at a university.
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Born:
- 1674: Eustachio Manfredi Ⓟ
- 1842: Alexander von Brill Ⓟ
- 1861: Frank Cole Ⓟ
- 1874: Mihály Bauer Ⓟ
- 1887: Erich Hecke Ⓟ
- 1906: Vera Nikolaevna Faddeeva Ⓟ
- 1915: Lee Lorch Ⓟ
- 1922: Jack Warga Ⓟ
- 1925: Keith Stewartson Ⓟ
- 1928: Donald Higman Ⓟ
Died:
- 1804: Pierre Méchain Ⓟ
- 1882: Charles Briot Ⓟ
- 1930: Moritz Pasch Ⓟ
- 1996: Paul Erdős Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Paul Erdős
Television is something the Russians invented to destroy American education.
