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  1. Luca Pacioli (1445 - 1517) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    30 Dec 2023: S A Jayawardene, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  2. René Baire (1874 - 1932) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    7 Mar 2023: and] the greatness of his character. P Costabel, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  3. David Hilbert (1862 - 1943) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    26 Jun 2024: For quotes which describe Hilbert's personality and hobbies see 5 and 10 atH Freudenthal, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  4. Johannes Campanus (1220 - 1296) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    29 Sep 2023: J Toomer, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  5. Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre (1749 - 1822) - Biography - MacTutor…

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

    2 Nov 2023: In 1809 Napoleon requested that the Académie des Sciences award a prize for the best scientific publication of the decade. ... I B Cohen, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  6. Émile Lemoine (1840 - 1912) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    1 Jun 2023: Marine, and in general a good part of the scientific, literary, and artistic circles of Paris, to listen to a musical programme as original as the mathematical labours of the host. ... S L Greitzer, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New

  7. Henry Ernest Dudeney (1857 - 1930) - Biography - MacTutor History of …

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

    25 Apr 2024: Born. 10 April 1857. Mayfield, Sussex, England. Died. 24 April 1930. Lewes, Sussex, England. Summary. Henry Dudeney is best known for his publications of mathematical problems and pastimes, some of which provoked serious mathematical research. .

  8. Richard Dedekind (1831 - 1916) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    30 Dec 2023: and freedom for scientific work in basic mathematical research. ... K R Biermann, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  9. Bhaskara II (1114 - 1185) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    30 Dec 2023: It is from this quotation that the title of Joseph's book [5] comes. ... D Pingree, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  10. Theaetetus (417 BC - 369 BC) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    7 Mar 2023: In Heath's translation, see for example [3], (we repeat in a slightly different form part of the above quotation by Pappus) the theory of irrationals:-. ... I Bulmer-Thomas, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).