University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Mina Rees
A mathematics professor and head of the mathematics branch of the Office of Naval Research, Mina Rees (1902-1997 CE) made many contributions to the world of mathematics. Learn more about this famous mathematician through this short...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Luca Pacioli
A biography of the famous mathematician includes some information on his personal life, but focuses on the books he wrote that contributed to the world of mathematics.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Vera Pless
A wonderful biography of both the personal and professional life of this modern day mathematician. Her contributions to the world of mathematics are highlited in this encouraging story of a female mathematician.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Science, Optics & You: Willebrord Snell
Biography of Willebrord Snell (1580-1626), a Dutch mathematician known best for his work in refractive indices.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Famous Black Mathematicians
Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of famous African-American mathematicians.
Other
Librosmaravillosos: Veinte Matematicos Celebres
These are biographies of twenty famous mathematicians.
Vernet -Virtual Education Resources Network
Salon Hogar: Matematicos
Here you will find a brief biography of over 50 famous mathematicians.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Quotation by Apollonius
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains a quote of Apollonius from the Preface to Book 1 of "Conics."
University of California
Ucmp: Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon
University of California provides a brief biography of the mathematician, Buffon.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: James Bernoulli (1654 1705)
The events of the life of James Bernoulli are presented in an abbreviated timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Abraham De Moivre (1667 1754)
The events of the life of Abraham de Moivre are presented in a very abbreviated timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Doris Schattschneider
This site gives a very brief description of the accomplishments of Doris Schattschneider, the female mathematician.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College:biographies of Women Mathematicians: Argelia Velez Rodriguez
This short biography highlight just a few of the events and accomplishments of this female mathematician.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Karen Uhlenbeck
A brief paragraph highlights the accomplishments of this mathematician who made pioneering contributions to global analysis and gauge theory and the theory of partial differential equations.
Rice University
Galileo Project: Gregory (Gregorie), James
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University contains an outlined biography of James Gregory. A lot of information is contained in this site, with the topics including: dates, father, nationality, education, religion, and so on.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Vera Pless
A very short description of the accomplishments of Vera Pless is offered by the Department of Mathematics at Agnes Scott College.
University at Buffalo
University of New York: J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr.
A biography from the University of New York at Buffalo on Wilkins that also includes a partial list of his research publications and his lifetime awards.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Emmy Noether
A short biography about mathematician, Emmy Noether who was known for her landmark contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Srinivasa Ramanujan
A short biography about the Indian mathematician who made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Thabit Ibn Qurra
Learn about the life and work of Thabit ibn Qurra, a mathematician, physician, astronomer, and translator of the Islamic Golden Age.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Al Battani
Find out about Al-Battani, Arab astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician who introduced a number of trigonometric relations.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Thales
Read a short biography about Thales, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Who Is That? (u.s. Presidents, Scientists & Mathematicians)
A fun game in which players use clues to identify important figures in history (either U.S. presidents or famous scientists and mathematicians).
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Zu Chongzhi
The University of St. Andrews offers a biography of Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese astronomer and mathematician.