Mathematicians Of The Day

11th February



On this day in 1826, University College of London was founded. It was the first university institution to be founded in London and the first in England to be established on an entirely secular basis, to admit students regardless of their religion and to admit women on equal terms with men. The first professor of mathematics at UCL was  Augustus De Morgan.

The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 2005.

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Quotation of the day

From René Descartes
I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which I have explained, but also as to those which I have intentionally omitted so as to leave to others the pleasure of discovery.

Theorem of the day from Robin Whitty