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“Men pass away, but their deeds abide. [His last words.]”

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Augustin-Louis Cauchy

Augustin-Louis Cauchy was a French mathematician who made significant contributions to the foundations of analysis, complex analysis, and abstract algebra. He is considered one of the most influential mathematicians of the 19th century. more

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