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Mathematicians Of The Day

19th November

Born:

• 1855: John Steggall (poster)
• 1876: Tatiana Alexeyevna Afanassjewa (poster)
• 1894: Heinz Hopf (poster)
• 1900: Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrent'ev (poster)
• 1901: Nina Bari (poster)
• 1913: Göran Borg
• 1920: Udita Narayana Singh

Died:

• 1672: John Wilkins (poster)
• 1912: Wilhelm Fiedler (poster)
• 1918: Cristoforo Alasia
• 1949: Giulio Vivanti
• 1965: Robert Dunbar
• 2004: László Filep (poster)

Quotation of the day

From John Wilkins

It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other.