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Nicolas Bourbaki: The greatest mathematician who never was

  • Written by David Gunderman, Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder
Bourbaki Congress of 1938.Wikimedia

By many measures, Nicolas Bourbaki ranks among the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century.

Largely unknown today, Bourbaki is likely the last mathematician to master nearly all aspects of the field. A consummate collaborator, he made fundamental contributions to important mathematical fields such as set...

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