Directory of Mathematicians Resources

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives and accomplishments of famous mathematicians throughout history.

Subcategories

A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics

http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/madhist.html
Timeline summarizes the achievements of African-Americans. Includes links to short biographies.
Biographies of Math

http://www.allmath.com/biography.php
Short biographies of men and women whose contributions to math and science have changed the world. Search by name, alphabetically, or by partial name.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
Information about women who have made important contributions to mathematics.
Math Marvels

http://www.3villagecsd.k12.ny.us/wmhs/Departments/Math/OBrien/mathmarvels.html
Several interviews with famous mathematicians, compiled by honors math students from Ward Melville High School.
Mathematician Biography Index

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html
Features brief biographies for most important mathematicians in history.
Mathematicians Quiz

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/grabbag/MathQuiz/
Short quiz introduces great minds from ancient times through the modern day.

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