Mathematicians Of The Day
14th May
On this day in 1963, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat became the first woman full member of the French Academy of Sciences.
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Born:
- 1701: William Emerson Ⓟ
- 1832: Rudolf Lipschitz Ⓟ
- 1863: John Charles Fields Ⓟ
- 1875: Beppo Levi Ⓟ
- 1878: Roland Richardson Ⓟ
- 1888: Archie Alexander Ⓟ
- 1917: William Tutte Ⓟ
Died:
- 1761: Thomas Simpson Ⓟ
- 1797: Giovanni Fagnano
- 1887: Johann Rosenhain Ⓟ
- 1893: Eduard Kummer Ⓟ
- 1909: Giovanni Vailati Ⓟ
- 1927: Woolsey Johnson Ⓟ
- 1984: Emilio Baiada Ⓟ
- 2014: Murray Macbeath Ⓟ
- 2021: Wang Yuan Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From William Emerson
Beware of the man who will not engage in idle conversation; he is planning to steal your walking stick or water your stock.