Eli Maor | |
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Born | 1937 |
Occupation | Historian of mathematics |
Employer | Loyola University Chicago |
Eli Maor (born 1937), an historian of mathematics, is the author of several books about the history of mathematics. [1] Eli Maor received his PhD at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He teaches the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. [2] Maor was the editor of the article on trigonometry for the Encyclopædia Britannica. [3]
Asteroid 226861 Elimaor, discovered at the Jarnac Observatory in 2004, was named in his honor. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 July 2013 ( M.P.C. 84383). [4]
Eli Maor | |
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Born | 1937 |
Occupation | Historian of mathematics |
Employer | Loyola University Chicago |
Eli Maor (born 1937), an historian of mathematics, is the author of several books about the history of mathematics. [1] Eli Maor received his PhD at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He teaches the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. [2] Maor was the editor of the article on trigonometry for the Encyclopædia Britannica. [3]
Asteroid 226861 Elimaor, discovered at the Jarnac Observatory in 2004, was named in his honor. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 July 2013 ( M.P.C. 84383). [4]