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Richard Courant, born on January 8, 1888 in Hamburg, Germany, and died on January 27, 1972 in New York, USA, was one of the most outstanding mathematicians of the 20th century. He is renowned for his contributions to partial differential equations, mathematical physics, and mathematical analysis.

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“With an absurd oversimplification, the "invention" of calculus [method in mathematics] is sometimes ascribed to two men, Newton and Leibniz.”

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“Euler - The unsurpassed master of analytic invention.”

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Book:Lectures on the theory of functions

Source: Lectures on the theory of functions

“With an absurd oversimplification, the 'invention' of the calculus is sometimes ascribed to two men, Newton and Leibniz. In reality, the calculus is the product of a long evolution that was neither initiated nor terminated by Newton and Leibniz, but in which both played a decisive part.”

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Book:What is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

Source: What is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

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Born: January 8, 1888
Died: January 27, 1972
Known for: Mathematician
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