Mathematicians Of The Day
24th April
On this day in 1949 Colombia issued a 4 Colombian centavo commemorative stamp in honour of Julio Garavito.
See THIS LINK.
See THIS LINK.
Click on Ⓟ for a poster.
Born:
- 1562: Xu Guang-qi Ⓟ
- 1750: Simon Lhuilier
- 1828: Rudolf Skuherský Ⓟ
- 1863: Giovanni Vailati Ⓟ
- 1882: Emil Hilb Ⓟ
- 1899: Oscar Zariski Ⓟ
- 1902: Wolfgang Haack Ⓟ
- 1919: David Blackwell Ⓟ
- 1929: Douglas Munn Ⓟ
- 1947: Ovide Arino Ⓟ
Died:
- 1656: Thomas Fincke Ⓟ
- 1930: Henry Ernest Dudeney Ⓟ
- 1952: Hendrik Kramers Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Henry Ernest Dudeney
A good puzzle should demand the exercise of our best wit and ingenuity, and although a knowledge of mathematics and of logic are often of great service in the solution of these things, yet it sometimes happens that a kind of natural cunning and sagacity is of considerable value.