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Mathematicians Of The Day
13th December
On this day in 1907, Emmy Noether received her Ph.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Erlangen, for a dissertation on algebraic invariants directed by Paul Gordan.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1973.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1973.
Click on Ⓟ for a poster.
Born:
- 1724: Franz Aepinus Ⓟ
- 1885: Annie Dale Andrews Ⓟ
- 1887: George Pólya Ⓟ
- 1909: Walter R Talbot Ⓟ
- 1910: Charles Coulson Ⓟ
- 1921: David Gale Ⓟ
Died:
- 1048: Al-Biruni Ⓟ
- 1557: Tartaglia Ⓟ
- 1603: François Viète Ⓟ
- 1870: William Chauvenet Ⓟ
- 1904: Achsah Ely Ⓟ
- 1921: Max Noether Ⓟ
- 1950: Abraham Wald Ⓟ
- 1997: Alexander Oppenheim Ⓟ
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".
