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51. G H Hardy (1877 - 1947) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Hardy/

    25 Jan 2024: The following quotation from A mathematicians apology ([5]) gives a clear idea of Hardy's thoughts on mathematics:-. ... J C Burkill, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

52. Ramon Llull (1235 - 1316) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Llull/

    23 Nov 2023: Died. 1316. (probably) Tunis, Tunisia. Summary. Ramon Llull was a Majorcan philosopher whose logical methods influenced Leibniz. . View three larger pictures. Ramon Llull was brought up at the royal court of Majorca. There he learnt Arabic from the

53. Karl Pearson (1857 - 1936) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Pearson/

    25 Jan 2024: As he indicates in these quotations, his studies at Cambridge were unusually broad. ... He was also elected a fellow of theC Eisenhart, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

54. Thomas Digges (1546 - 1595) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Digges/

    6 Sep 2023: Thomas Digges's father was Leonard Digges who was himself a fine mathematician who wrote on various scientific topics including surveying. ... J B Easton, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

55. Hermann Hankel (1839 - 1873) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Hankel/

    7 Mar 2023: M J Crowe, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

56. Colin Maclaurin (1698 - 1746) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Maclaurin/

    22 Jun 2024: J F Scott, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). ... Colin Maclaurin, Dictionary of National Biography XXXV (London, 1893), 196-198. See THIS LINK.

57. Finlay Freundlich (1885 - 1964) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Freundlich/

    2 Jun 2024: He was very much "Herr Professor" with a deep awareness of the significance of the tremendous scientific developments in which he had taken some share over his long life. ... E G Forbes, S Ross, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York

58. John Herschel (1792 - 1871) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Herschel/

    25 Jan 2024: Among the many important scientific advances made by Herschel in South Africa was his observations of Halley's comet on its 1835 return. ... D S Evans, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

59. George Airy (1801 - 1892) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Airy/

    25 Jan 2024: Airy has been unfairly relegated to the scientific sidelines. His son summed up Airy's life as follows [4]:-. ... O J Eggen, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

60. Edmund Whittaker (1873 - 1956) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Whittaker/

    25 Jan 2024: D Martin, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).