Max Simon (mathematician)

thumb Maximilian Simon (born 8 June 1844 in Kołobrzeg; died 15 January 1918 in Strasbourg) was a German historian of mathematics and mathematics teacher. He was concerned mostly with mathematics in antiquity. Quotes I was amazed at how this outstanding connoisseur of Indian knowledge in the field of exact sciences showed himself to be so captive to Cantor’s authority. ich wunderte mich, wie befangen sich dieser hervorragende Kenner des indischen Wissens auf dem Gebiet der exakten Wissenschaften der Autorität Cantors gegenüber zeigte. Simon, Max. Geschichte der Mathematik im Altertum. Berlin 1909.in The Sulbasutras and the 'Pythagoras Theorem' External links Category:1844 births Category:1918 deaths Category:Mathematicians from Germany Category:Jews from Germany Category:19th-century German mathematicians