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Famous Artist of the Month
Feature one famous artist a month with a series of portraits, biographies, and examples of their gallery. With masters such as Augustus Rodin, Francisco Goya, and Michelangelo, the resource provides opportunities every month for kids to...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: A Time Line of Mathematicians
From the Greek Period to the 20th Century, the University of St. Andrews provide a time line of famous mathematicians. Time periods are separated into individual time lines.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Famous Mathematicians
A list of mathematicians with brief descriptions of their most important contributions.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Mathematicians Alive on a Given Date
Use this tool from the University of St. Andrews to find famous mathematicians alive on given dates. Just enter the year you are interested in, and you will receive a list of mathematicians and related information about the mathematician...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Biography of Menaechmus
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information on the mathematician Menaechmus.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides biographical information on the mathematician/writer Lewis Carroll, also known as Charles Lutwodge Dodgson.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Georg Ferdinand Cantor
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives information on the German mathematician Cantor.
Science Struck
Science Struck: List of Famous Mathematicians and Their Contributions
A list of mathematicians with descriptions of their most important accomplishments in mathematics.
Library of Congress
Loc: Mathematician and Astronomer Benjamin Banneker
Learn about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and scientist. Also contains portraits and a map of New York, which can be enlarged for a closer view.
Agnes Scott College
Alphabetical Index of Women Mathematicians
Read the biographies of dozens of women mathematicians who were important in the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Biography of Thomas Muir
The School of Mathematics and Statistics of St. Andrew's University provides biographical information on the mathematical career of Thomas Muir. Included are links to other famous individuals with whom he worked and links to his topics...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Biography of Jacob Bernoulli
The School of Mathematics and Statistics of St. Andrew's University provides biographical information on the mathematical career of Jacob Bernoulli. Included are links to other famous individuals with whom he worked and links to his...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: David Hilbert
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains biographical information on the mathematician David Hilbert.
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University of St. Andrews: James Gregory
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains information on the mathematician Gregory and his accomplishments.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Georges Louis Seclerc Comte De Buffon
This University of St. Andrews site contains a brief overview of this mathematician's accomplishments.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Bhaskara
This site provides a short description of Bhaskara's life and works. Includes many math formulas and methods he contributed as a mathematician.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Aryabhata the Elder
This University of St. Andrews site contains information and accomplishments of the earliest Hindu mathematician, Aryabhata.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Pierre De Fermat (1601 1665)
The events of the life of Pierre de Fermat are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
University of Virginia
Sir Isaac Newton Projectiles and Planets
A short account of Newton's life is provided (from birth to death) as is a somewhat detailed look at Newton's studies of gravity.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information as well as accomplishments of Riemann.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: John Kemeny
This University of St. Andrews site provides biological information as well as accomplishments of Kemeny.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Biography of Hero
This University of St. Andrews site contains information on the life of Heron as well as his accomplishments.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information on the life and accomplishments of Fibonacci.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Diophantus of Alexandria
This Univ. of St. Andrews site provides information on "the father of algebra," Diophantus.