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131. Gabriel Cramer (1704 - 1752) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

     30 Dec 2023: His work on these councils involved him using his broad mathematical and scientific knowledge, for he undertook tasks involving artillery, fortification, reconstruction of buildings, excavations, and he acted as an archivist. ... P S Jones, G Kerstein,

132. John Charles Fields (1863 - 1932) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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     30 Dec 2023: A quotation attributed to Archimedes is inscribed:-. Transire suum pectus mundoque potiri. ... he possessed a good sense of humour. H S Tropp, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

133. Sylvestre Lacroix (1765 - 1843) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

     2 Nov 2023: J Itard, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

134. John Maynard Keynes (1883 - 1946) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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     4 Jan 2024: Whether Pearson or Keynes had the better scientific case is open to question, but there is no doubt that Keynes was by far the more skilful in his style of letter ... discussion. R F Harrod, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York

135. L E J Brouwer (1881 - 1966) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

     25 Jan 2024: As is mentioned in this quotation, Brouwer was a major contributor to the theory of topology and he is considered by many to be its founder. ... B van Rootselaar, W P de Roever, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

136. Émile Picard (1856 - 1941) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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     22 May 2023: Hadamard wrote in [8]:-. A striking feature of Picard's scientific personality was the perfection of his teaching, one of the most marvellous, if not the most marvellous, that I have ... L Felix, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York

137. Bernard Lamy (1640 - 1715) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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     16 Jun 2023: in 1675. Kennedy [6] describes the work and also give a delightful quotation:-. ... J Beaude, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

138. Ehrenfried Walter von Tschirnhaus (1651 - 1708) - Biography -…

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     11 Apr 2024: Tschirnhaus's wife took over managing the estate to allow him the time to continue his scientific researches. ... ofJ E Hofmann, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

139. François Viète (1540 - 1603) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

     30 Dec 2023: In [3] a quotation from a book about Harriot written in 1900 by H Stevens is given:-. ... in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

140. Christopher Wren (1632 - 1723) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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     5 Jan 2024: Whatever the reason, the work Wren carried out for Scarburgh was his first significant scientific contribution. ... him. J F Scott, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).