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  1. Antoine Arnauld (1612 - 1694) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    3 Jul 2023: H Nathan, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  2. Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846 - 1927) - Biography - MacTutor History of …

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Mittag-Leffler/

    24 May 2024: A Robinson, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). ... D I Mangeron, The scientific work of Gustav Magnus Mittag-Leffler (Romanian), Revista Mat.

  3. Giuseppe Peano (1858 - 1932) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    18 Jan 2024: it appears to be an act of sheer romanticism, perhaps the unique romantic act in his scientific career. ... H C Kennedy, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  4. Enrico Fermi (1901 - 1954) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    5 Dec 2023: This time, despite being very young for such a position, Fermi was appointed by the committee which recognised the exceptional quality of his scientific work. ... Fermi was buried in Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago. Biography in Dictionary of Scientific

  5. Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    30 Dec 2023: However, despite his health problems, he worked intensely on scientific and mathematical questions until October 1654. ... R Taton, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  6. William of Ockham (1288 - 1348) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    27 Aug 2023: E A Moody, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  7. Felix Klein (1849 - 1925) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    28 Apr 2024: In him were] two souls. one longing for the tranquil scholar's life, the other for the active life of an editor, teacher, and scientific organiser. ... His favourite maxim was, "Never be dull". W Burau, B Schoeneberg, K von Meyenn, Biography in

  8. Bernard de Fontenelle (1657 - 1757) - Biography - MacTutor History…

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

    23 Nov 2023: Approaching the subject in a scientific way, he suggested that oracles did not produce supernatural effects but were usually the result of priestly fraud. ... S Delorme, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

  9. Arthur Cayley (1821 - 1895) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    30 Dec 2023: J D North, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). ... A J Crilly, Cayley, Arthur (1821-1895), in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004).

  10. Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789 - 1857) - Biography - MacTutor History…

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

    30 Dec 2023: in spite of its vastness and rich multifaceted character, Cauchy's scientific works possess a definite unifying theme, a secret wholeness. ... 1882-1970), were published in 27 volumes. H Freudenthal, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New