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Wilbur Knorr

American historian of mathematics (1945-1997) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 51

Wilbur Richard Knorr was an American historian of mathematics and a professor in the departments of philosophy and classics at Stanford University. He has been called "one of the most profound and certainly the most provocative historian of Greek mathematics" of the 20th century.

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 1997 · aged 51