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Mathematicians Of The Day
1st October
On this day in 1386 University of Heidelberg was founded. It is the oldest university in Germany and was the fourth university established in the Holy Roman Empire.
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Born:
- 1671: Guido Grandi Ⓟ
- 1814: Franc Mocnik Ⓟ
- 1862: Henri Andoyer Ⓟ
- 1873: Alfreds Meders
- 1898: Béla Kerékjártó Ⓟ
- 1911: Wei-Liang Chow Ⓟ
- 1912: Kathleen Ollerenshaw Ⓟ
- 1920: Roman Ingarden Ⓟ
- 1921: Roger Godement Ⓟ
- 1954: Dončo Dimovski Ⓟ
Died:
- 1768: Robert Simson Ⓟ
- 1919: Philip Jourdain Ⓟ
- 1924: John Campbell Ⓟ
- 1930: Domenico Montesano Ⓟ
- 1955: Filadelfo Insolera Ⓟ
- 1972: Francisco José Duarte Ⓟ
- 1982: Friedrich Bachmann Ⓟ
- 1990: John Bell Ⓟ
- 1996: Herbert Seifert Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Roger Godement
To speak of the future of mathematics is a capricious undertaking which cannot be too strongly advised against; strictly speaking, it is absurd.
