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Everything you wanted to know about mathematicians. Biographies, information, famous theorems and women mathematicians.

Mathematicians and Biographies of Mathematicians

Mathematicians and Biographies of Mathematicians

A Short Biography of Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci

Fibonacci Biography. Leonardy Pisano Fibonacci.

De Moivre Biography

Famous mathematicians. De Moivre biography. deMoivre biography.

Euclid of Alexandria

Euclid's Elements. A biography of Euclid of Alexandria. Math biographies.

Joseph Louis Lagrange

Mathematicians Biographies. Joseph Louis Lagrange biography.

Joeseph Fourier

Joseph Fourier biography. Famous mathematician.

Karl Friedrich Gauss

A brief biography of the famous Gauss.

Maria Agnesi

A short biography of Maria Agnesi.

Pierre De Fermat

A short biography of Pierre de Fermat (pronounced Fair-mah)

135 of the Most Popular Mathematician Biographies

Pictures, biographies, birthplace locations and famous findings and writings.

17th and 18th Century Mathematicians

The lives and the works of the mathmaticians for the 17th and 18th century.

Chronological Index of Mathematicians

Mathematicians dating back as far as 1680 BC! An alphabetized index of the famous mathematicians.

Chronology of Mathematicians

Mathematicians by category: 650BC - 1960. Math through the ages of the Greek, Dark Ages, Renaissance to the 20th century.

Female Mathematicians

This site helps to eliminate the gender gap in math. A current and comprehensive list of the many female mathematicians.

First Ph.D.'s for Women Mathematicians

These women were the first to graduate with PH.D.'s in Mathematics from the US and Canada. Interesting biographies.

Most Famous Mathematicians

A concise index of the famous mathmaticians and their contributions.

Explore Mathematics

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