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Hermann Weyl was a German mathematician born on November 9, 1885, and died on December 8, 1955. He made significant contributions to various fields of mathematics, including algebra, geometry, group theory, and mathematical physics, which had a profound impact on the development of mathematics in the 20th century.

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“Symmetry, as wide or as narrow as you may define its meaning, is one idea by which man through the ages has tried to comprehend and create order, beauty and perfection.”

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“Logic is the hygiene the mathematician practices to keep his ideas healthy and strong.”

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“We are not very pleased when we are forced to accept a mathematical truth by virtue of a complicated chain of formal conclusions and computations, which we traverse blindly, link by link, feeling our way by touch. We want first an overview of the aim and of the road; we want to understand the idea of the proof, the deeper context.”

Source: Levels of Infinity: Selected Writings on Mathematics and Philosophy

About the Author

Born: November 9, 1885
Died: December 8, 1955
Known for: Mathematician
Quotes: 29

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Levels of Infinity: Selected Writings on Mathematics and PhilosophyRelated source material

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