Carl Benjamin Boyer
American mathematician and historian (1906-1976) · United States · Academics · Died at 69
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Something wrong?Carl Benjamin Boyer was an American historian of mathematics, dubbed the "Gibbon of math history" by novelist David Foster Wallace. He was one of few historians of mathematics of his time to "keep open links with contemporary history of science."
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1976 · aged 69
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