Mathematicians Of The Day: 6th August

On this day in 1763 Alexander Wilson was awarded an honorary degree by the University of St Andrews.

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Born:

1638: Nicolas Malebranche Ⓟ

1741: John Wilson Ⓟ

Died:

1694: Antoine Arnauld Ⓟ

1925: Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro Ⓟ

1929: Emil Hilb Ⓟ

1939: Gaetano Scorza Ⓟ

1945: Paul Koebe Ⓟ

1947: William Thomson Ⓟ

1970: Zyoiti Suetuna Ⓟ

1970: Jan Popken Ⓟ

1998: André Weil Ⓟ

2002: Edsger Dijkstra Ⓟ

2007: Atle Selberg Ⓟ