Zoltán Pál Dienes, anglicized as Zoltan Paul Dienes, was a Hungarian mathematician whose ideas on education have been popular in some countries.
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Karl KehrleAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Exeter
Stephen KosslynAlso won honorary doctor of Caen University
Moisés Bensabat AmzalakAlso won honorary doctor of Caen University
Ewen Cameron, Baron Cameron of DillingtonAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Exeter
Ambiga SreenevasanAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Exeter
Paulo RibenboimAlso won honorary doctor of Caen UniversityAbout this person
Zoltán Pál Dienes, anglicized as Zoltan Paul Dienes, was a Hungarian mathematician whose ideas on education have been popular in some countries. He was a world-famous theorist and tireless practitioner of the "new mathematics": an approach to mathematics learning that uses games, songs, and dance to make it more appealing to children. He is credited with the creation of base ten blocks, popularly referred to as Dienes blocks.
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deceased
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Lived 1916 to 2014 · aged 97
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