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Mathematicians Of The Day
26th November
On this day in 1864, Charles Dodgson gave Alice Liddell a hand-printed copy of Alice's Adventures under Ground, a work he wrote for her.
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Born:
- 1870: George Lawson Ⓟ
- 1894: Norbert Wiener Ⓟ
- 1915: Roberto Vázquez Ⓟ
- 1918: Naum Il'ich Feldman Ⓟ
- 1940: Enrico Bombieri Ⓟ
Died:
- 1916: Zoárd Geöcze Ⓟ
- 1935: John Steggall Ⓟ
- 1965: Hilda Hudson Ⓟ
- 1968: Georgii Polozii Ⓟ
- 1977: Ruth Moufang Ⓟ
- 1981: Machgielis Euwe Ⓟ
- 1986: Henry Dye Ⓟ
- 1990: Alan Day Ⓟ
- 1999: John Kelley Ⓟ
- 2013: Douglas Jones Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Norbert Wiener
A professor is one who can speak on any subject -- for precisely fifty minutes.
