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Mathematicians Of The Day
20th December
On this day in 1577, Thomas Harriot matriculated at the University of Oxford. He graduated three years afterwards and later entered the service of Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Born:
- 1494: Oronce Fine Ⓟ
- 1648: Tommaso Ceva Ⓟ
- 1838: Edwin Abbott Abbott Ⓟ
- 1843: Paul Tannery Ⓟ
- 1855: Thomas Craig Ⓟ
- 1875: Francesco Cantelli Ⓟ
- 1954: José Escobar
Died:
- 1836: Martin Bartels Ⓟ
- 1916: George Thom Ⓟ
- 1931: Vaclav Jerabek
- 1944: Peter Comrie Ⓟ
- 1962: Emil Artin Ⓟ
- 1984: Max Deuring Ⓟ
- 1988: Elizabeth Scott Ⓟ
- 2005: Raoul Bott Ⓟ
- 2021: Elizabeth Fennema Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Raoul Bott
There are two ways to do great mathematics. The first is to be smarter than everybody else. The second way is to be stupider than everybody else -- but persistent.
