SettingsHistorians of mathematics
Adolph P. Yushkevich
Adolph–Andrei Pavlovich Yushkevich (Адо́льф–Андре́й Па́влович Юшке́вич; 15 July, 1906 – 17 July, 1993) was a Soviet historian of mathematics, leading expert in medieval mathematics of the East a...
Adolph–Andrei Pavlovich Yushkevich (Адо́льф–Андре́й Па́влович Юшке́вич; 15 July, 1906 – 17 July, 1993) was a Soviet historian of mathematics, leading expert in medieval mathematics of the East a...
Adolph Pavlovich Yushkevich
Adolph–Andrei Pavlovich Yushkevich (Адо́льф–Андре́й Па́влович Юшке́вич; 15 July, 1906 – 17 July, 1993) was a Soviet historian of mathematics, leading expert in medieval mathematics of the East a...
Adolph–Andrei Pavlovich Yushkevich (Адо́льф–Андре́й Па́влович Юшке́вич; 15 July, 1906 – 17 July, 1993) was a Soviet historian of mathematics, leading expert in medieval mathematics of the East a...
Amir Aczel
Amir D. Aczel (born November 6, 1950) is a lecturer in mathematics and the history of mathematics and science, and an author of popular books on mathematics and science.
Amir D. Aczel (born November 6, 1950) is a lecturer in mathematics and the history of mathematics and science, and an author of popular books on mathematics and science.
Anders Hald
Anders Hald was a Danish statistician who made contributions to the history of statistics.
Anders Hald was a Danish statistician who made contributions to the history of statistics.
Asger Aaboe
Asger Hartvig Aaboe (April 26, 1922 – January 19, 2007) was a historian of the exact sciences and mathematician who is known for his contributions to the history of ancient Babylonian astronomy.
Asger Hartvig Aaboe (April 26, 1922 – January 19, 2007) was a historian of the exact sciences and mathematician who is known for his contributions to the history of ancient Babylonian astronomy.
Baldassarre Boncompagni
Prince Baldassarre Boncompagni-Ludovisi (Rome, 10 May 1821 – Rome, 13 April 1894), was an Italian historian of mathematics and aristocrat.
Prince Baldassarre Boncompagni-Ludovisi (Rome, 10 May 1821 – Rome, 13 April 1894), was an Italian historian of mathematics and aristocrat.
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (February 2, 1903, Amsterdam, Netherlands – January 12, 1996, Zürich, Switzerland) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics.
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (February 2, 1903, Amsterdam, Netherlands – January 12, 1996, Zürich, Switzerland) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics.
Carl Benjamin Boyer
Carl Benjamin Boyer (November 3, 1906 – April 26, 1976) was a historian of sciences, and especially mathematics.
Carl Benjamin Boyer (November 3, 1906 – April 26, 1976) was a historian of sciences, and especially mathematics.
Charles W. Curtis
Charles W. Curtis is a mathematician working in finite group theory and representation theory, who introduced Curtis duality.
Charles W. Curtis is a mathematician working in finite group theory and representation theory, who introduced Curtis duality.
Christoph Scriba
Christoph J. Scriba (born October 6, 1929 in Darmstadt) is a German historian of mathematics.
Christoph J. Scriba (born October 6, 1929 in Darmstadt) is a German historian of mathematics.
Colin McLarty
Colin McLarty is a logician whose publications have ranged widely in philosophy and the foundations of mathematics, as well as in the history of science and of mathematics.
Colin McLarty is a logician whose publications have ranged widely in philosophy and the foundations of mathematics, as well as in the history of science and of mathematics.
David Fowler (mathematician)
David Herbert Fowler (April 28, 1937 – April 13, 2004) was a historian of Greek mathematics who published work on pre-Eudoxian ratio theory (using the process he called anthyphaeresis).
David Herbert Fowler (April 28, 1937 – April 13, 2004) was a historian of Greek mathematics who published work on pre-Eudoxian ratio theory (using the process he called anthyphaeresis).
Detlef Laugwitz
Detlef Laugwitz was a German mathematician, who worked in Differential geometry, History of mathematics, Functional analysis, and Non-standard analysis.
Detlef Laugwitz was a German mathematician, who worked in Differential geometry, History of mathematics, Functional analysis, and Non-standard analysis.
Dietrich Mahnke
Dietrich Mahnke was a German philosopher and historian of mathematics.
Dietrich Mahnke was a German philosopher and historian of mathematics.
Dirk Jan Struik
Dirk Jan Struik (September 30, 1894 – October 21, 2000) was a Dutch mathematician and Marxian theoretician who spent most of his life in the United States.
Dirk Jan Struik (September 30, 1894 – October 21, 2000) was a Dutch mathematician and Marxian theoretician who spent most of his life in the United States.
Donald A. Gillies
Donald A. Gillies is a British philosopher and historian of science and mathematics.
Donald A. Gillies is a British philosopher and historian of science and mathematics.
Duncan Sommerville
Duncan MacLaren Young Sommerville was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer, best known for his work in multidimensional geometry.
Duncan MacLaren Young Sommerville was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer, best known for his work in multidimensional geometry.
Eberhard Knobloch
Eberhard Knobloch (born November 6, 1943 in Görlitz) is a German historian of science and mathematics.
Eberhard Knobloch (born November 6, 1943 in Görlitz) is a German historian of science and mathematics.
Eleanor Robson
Eleanor Robson is a Reader in History and Philosophy of Science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University, vice-chair of the British School of Archaeology in I...
Eleanor Robson is a Reader in History and Philosophy of Science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University, vice-chair of the British School of Archaeology in I...
Eli Maor
Eli Maor, an Israel-born historian of mathematics, is the author of several books about the history of mathematics.
Eli Maor, an Israel-born historian of mathematics, is the author of several books about the history of mathematics.
Eric Temple Bell
Eric Temple Bell (February 7, 1883 – December 21, 1960), was a mathematician and science fiction author born in Scotland who lived in the U.S. for most of his life.
Eric Temple Bell (February 7, 1883 – December 21, 1960), was a mathematician and science fiction author born in Scotland who lived in the U.S. for most of his life.
Florian Cajori
Florian Cajori (St Aignan, Switzerland, February 28, 1859 – August 14 or 15, 1930, Berkeley, United States) was one of the most celebrated historians of mathematics in his day.
Florian Cajori (St Aignan, Switzerland, February 28, 1859 – August 14 or 15, 1930, Berkeley, United States) was one of the most celebrated historians of mathematics in his day.
François Thureau-Dangin
François Thureau-Dangin was a French archaeologist.
François Thureau-Dangin was a French archaeologist.
Gaston Milhaud
Gaston Milhaud (10 August 1858, Nîmes – 1 October 1918) was a French philosopher and historian of science.
Gaston Milhaud (10 August 1858, Nîmes – 1 October 1918) was a French philosopher and historian of science.
George Johnston Allman
George Johnston Allman (28 September 1824 – 9 May 1904) was an Irish professor, mathematician, classical scholar, and historian of ancient Greek mathematics.
George Johnston Allman (28 September 1824 – 9 May 1904) was an Irish professor, mathematician, classical scholar, and historian of ancient Greek mathematics.
George Thibaut
George Frederick William Thibaut was an Indologist notable for his contributions to the understanding of ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.
George Frederick William Thibaut was an Indologist notable for his contributions to the understanding of ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.
Georges Ifrah
Georges Ifrah (b. Marrakech, 1947) is a French author and historian of mathematics, especially numerals.
Georges Ifrah (b. Marrakech, 1947) is a French author and historian of mathematics, especially numerals.
Gerald J. Toomer
Gerald James Toomer (born 23 November 1934 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is a historian of astronomy and mathematics who has written numerous books and papers on ancient Greek and medieval Islamic as...
Gerald James Toomer (born 23 November 1934 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is a historian of astronomy and mathematics who has written numerous books and papers on ancient Greek and medieval Islamic as...
Gustaf Eneström
Gustaf Hjalmar Eneström was a Swedish mathematician, statistician and historian of mathematics known for introducing the Eneström index, which was used to identify Euler's writings.
Gustaf Hjalmar Eneström was a Swedish mathematician, statistician and historian of mathematics known for introducing the Eneström index, which was used to identify Euler's writings.
Hans Wussing
Hans-Ludwig Wußing was a German historian of mathematics and science.
Hans-Ludwig Wußing was a German historian of mathematics and science.
Heinrich Suter
Heinrich Suter (4 January 1848, Hedingen near Zurich, Switserland – 17 March 1922) was a historian of science specializing in Islamic mathematics and astronomy.
Heinrich Suter (4 January 1848, Hedingen near Zurich, Switserland – 17 March 1922) was a historian of science specializing in Islamic mathematics and astronomy.
Helmuth Gericke
Paul Fritz Helmuth Gericke was a German mathematician and historian of mathematics.
Paul Fritz Helmuth Gericke was a German mathematician and historian of mathematics.
Henk J. M. Bos
Henk J. M . Bos, or Henk Bos, is a Dutch historian of mathematics.
Henk J. M . Bos, or Henk Bos, is a Dutch historian of mathematics.
Hermann Hankel
Hermann Hankel (14 February 1839 - 29 August 1873) was a German mathematician who was born in Halle, Germany and died in Schramberg (near Tübingen), Imperial Germany.
Hermann Hankel (14 February 1839 - 29 August 1873) was a German mathematician who was born in Halle, Germany and died in Schramberg (near Tübingen), Imperial Germany.
Howard Eves
Howard Whitley Eves (10 January 1911 New Jersey – 6 June 2004) was an American mathematician, known for his work in geometry and the history of mathematics.
Howard Whitley Eves (10 January 1911 New Jersey – 6 June 2004) was an American mathematician, known for his work in geometry and the history of mathematics.
Isaac Todhunter
Isaac Todhunter FRS (23 November 1820 – 1 March 1884), was an English mathematician who is best known today for the books he wrote on mathematics and its history.
Isaac Todhunter FRS (23 November 1820 – 1 March 1884), was an English mathematician who is best known today for the books he wrote on mathematics and its history.
Jack Copeland
Brian Jack Copeland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand and author of books on computing pioneer Alan Turing.
Brian Jack Copeland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand and author of books on computing pioneer Alan Turing.
James Franklin (philosopher)
James Franklin (born in Sydney in 1953) is an Australian philosopher, mathematician and historian of ideas.
James Franklin (born in Sydney in 1953) is an Australian philosopher, mathematician and historian of ideas.
James R. Newman
James Roy Newman (1907–1966) was an American mathematician and mathematical historian.
James Roy Newman (1907–1966) was an American mathematician and mathematical historian.
Johann Christoph Heilbronner
Johann Christoph Heilbronner (March 13, 1706, Ulm - January 17, 1745 (or c.1747), Leipzig) was a German mathematical historian (Mathematikhistoriker) and theologian.
Johann Christoph Heilbronner (March 13, 1706, Ulm - January 17, 1745 (or c.1747), Leipzig) was a German mathematical historian (Mathematikhistoriker) and theologian.
Joseph Dauben
Joseph W. Dauben is a Herbert H. Lehman Distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Joseph W. Dauben is a Herbert H. Lehman Distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Joseph Ehrenfried Hofmann
Joseph Ehrenfried Hofmann was a German historian of mathematics, known for his research on Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
Joseph Ehrenfried Hofmann was a German historian of mathematics, known for his research on Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
José Augusto Sánchez Pérez
José Augusto Sánchez Pérez (Madrid, 30 November, 1882 – 13 November, 1958) was a Spanish mathematician and member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences.
José Augusto Sánchez Pérez (Madrid, 30 November, 1882 – 13 November, 1958) was a Spanish mathematician and member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences.
Judith Grabiner
Judith Victor Grabiner (born 1938) is an American mathematician who is among the best-known historians of mathematics.
Judith Victor Grabiner (born 1938) is an American mathematician who is among the best-known historians of mathematics.
K. V. Sarma
K. V. (Venkateswara) Sarma (1919–2005) was an Indian historian of science, particularly the astronomy and mathematics of the Kerala school.
K. V. (Venkateswara) Sarma (1919–2005) was an Indian historian of science, particularly the astronomy and mathematics of the Kerala school.
Karin Reich
Karin Anna Reich (born October 13, 1941 in Munich) is a German math historian.
Karin Anna Reich (born October 13, 1941 in Munich) is a German math historian.
Karl Menninger (mathematics)
Karl Menninger (October 6, 1898 – October 2, 1963) was a German teacher of and writer about mathematics.
Karl Menninger (October 6, 1898 – October 2, 1963) was a German teacher of and writer about mathematics.
Kenneth O. May
Kenneth O. May (July 8, 1915 – December 1977) was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, who developed May's theorem.
Kenneth O. May (July 8, 1915 – December 1977) was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, who developed May's theorem.
Leonard Eugene Dickson
Leonard Eugene Dickson was an American mathematician.
Leonard Eugene Dickson was an American mathematician.
Li Rui (mathematician)
Li Rui was a Chinese mathematician.
Li Rui was a Chinese mathematician.
Louis Charles Karpinski
Louis Charles Karpinski (5 August 1878 – 25 January 1956) was an American mathematician born in Rochester, New York to Henry Hermanagle Karpinski from Warsaw, Poland and Mary Louise Engesser fro...
Louis Charles Karpinski (5 August 1878 – 25 January 1956) was an American mathematician born in Rochester, New York to Henry Hermanagle Karpinski from Warsaw, Poland and Mary Louise Engesser fro...
Louis-Pierre-Eugène Sédillot
Louis-Pierre-Eugène Amélie Sédillot (born in Paris June 23, 1808; died 1875), was a French orientalist and historian of science and mathematics.
Louis-Pierre-Eugène Amélie Sédillot (born in Paris June 23, 1808; died 1875), was a French orientalist and historian of science and mathematics.
Morris Kline
Morris Kline (May 1, 1908 – June 10, 1992) was a Professor of Mathematics, a writer on the history, philosophy, and teaching of mathematics, and also a popularizer of mathematical subjects.
Morris Kline (May 1, 1908 – June 10, 1992) was a Professor of Mathematics, a writer on the history, philosophy, and teaching of mathematics, and also a popularizer of mathematical subjects.
Oskar Becker
Oscar Becker (5 September 1889 in Leipzig - 13 November 1964 in Bonn) was a German philosopher, logician, mathematician, and historian of mathematics.
Oscar Becker (5 September 1889 in Leipzig - 13 November 1964 in Bonn) was a German philosopher, logician, mathematician, and historian of mathematics.
Otto E. Neugebauer
Otto Eduard Neugebauer was an Austrian-American mathematician and historian of science who became known for his research on the history of astronomy and the other exact sciences in antiquity and...
Otto Eduard Neugebauer was an Austrian-American mathematician and historian of science who became known for his research on the history of astronomy and the other exact sciences in antiquity and...
Philip Ehrlich
Philip Ehrlich is Professor at Department of Philosophy of Ohio University.
Philip Ehrlich is Professor at Department of Philosophy of Ohio University.
Prabodh Chandra Sengupta
Prabodh Chandra Sengupta is a historian of astronomy in ancient India.
Prabodh Chandra Sengupta is a historian of astronomy in ancient India.
R. Catesby Taliaferro
Robert Catesby Taliaferro (1907–1989) was an American mathematician, philosopher, and translator of ancient Greek and Latin works into English.
Robert Catesby Taliaferro (1907–1989) was an American mathematician, philosopher, and translator of ancient Greek and Latin works into English.
Radha Charan Gupta
Radha Charan Gupta is an Indian historian of mathematics.
Radha Charan Gupta is an Indian historian of mathematics.
René Taton
René Taton (4 April 1915–9 August 2004), was a French author, historian of science, and long co-editor (along with Suzanne Delorme) of the Revue d'histoire des sciences.
René Taton (4 April 1915–9 August 2004), was a French author, historian of science, and long co-editor (along with Suzanne Delorme) of the Revue d'histoire des sciences.
Shuntarō Itō
Shuntarō Itō (伊東 俊太郎 Itō Shuntarō) (1930-) is a Japanese scholar of the history of science and the study of comparative civilization.
Shuntarō Itō (伊東 俊太郎 Itō Shuntarō) (1930-) is a Japanese scholar of the history of science and the study of comparative civilization.
Sofya Yanovskaya
Sofya Aleksandrovna Yanovskaya (also Janovskaja; Софья Александровна Яновская; 31 January 1896 – 24 October 1966) was a mathematician and historian, specializing in the history of mathemat...
Sofya Aleksandrovna Yanovskaya (also Janovskaja; Софья Александровна Яновская; 31 January 1896 – 24 October 1966) was a mathematician and historian, specializing in the history of mathemat...
Solomon Gandz
Solomon Gandz was a historian of science.
Solomon Gandz was a historian of science.
Stephen Stigler
Stephen Mack Stigler is Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor at the Department of Statistics of the University of Chicago.
Stephen Mack Stigler is Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor at the Department of Statistics of the University of Chicago.
Sudhakar Dvivedi
Sudhakar Dvivedi was an Indian scholar in Sanskrit and mathematics.
Sudhakar Dvivedi was an Indian scholar in Sanskrit and mathematics.
Thomas Little Heath
Sir Thomas Little Heath was a British civil servant, mathematician, classical scholar, historian of ancient Greek mathematics, translator, and mountaineer.
Sir Thomas Little Heath was a British civil servant, mathematician, classical scholar, historian of ancient Greek mathematics, translator, and mountaineer.
Tom Whiteside
Derek Thomas "Tom" Whiteside FBA (July 23, 1932–April 22, 2008) was a British historian of mathematics.
Derek Thomas "Tom" Whiteside FBA (July 23, 1932–April 22, 2008) was a British historian of mathematics.
Tsuruichi Hayashi
Tsuruichi Hayashi was a Japanese mathematician and historian of Japanese mathematics.
Tsuruichi Hayashi was a Japanese mathematician and historian of Japanese mathematics.
Ubiratàn D'Ambrosio
Ubiratàn D'Ambrosio is a Brazilian historian of mathematics and mathematics teacher.
Ubiratàn D'Ambrosio is a Brazilian historian of mathematics and mathematics teacher.
W. W. Rouse Ball
Walter William Rouse Ball was a British mathematician, lawyer and a fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1878 to 1905.
Walter William Rouse Ball was a British mathematician, lawyer and a fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1878 to 1905.
Wilbur Knorr
Wilbur Richard Knorr (August 29, 1945 – March 18, 1997) was an American historian of mathematics and a professor in the departments of philosophy and classics at Stanford University.
Wilbur Richard Knorr (August 29, 1945 – March 18, 1997) was an American historian of mathematics and a professor in the departments of philosophy and classics at Stanford University.
William Dunham (mathematician)
William Dunham is an American writer who was originally trained in topology but became interested in the history of mathematics.
William Dunham is an American writer who was originally trained in topology but became interested in the history of mathematics.
Øystein Ore
Øystein Ore (7 October 1899 in Oslo, Norway – 13 August 1968 in Oslo) was a Norwegian mathematician.
Øystein Ore (7 October 1899 in Oslo, Norway – 13 August 1968 in Oslo) was a Norwegian mathematician.