Research Guides: Subject Guide: Mathematics: Biographies of Mathematicians

Math Biographies - Websites

Collection of Archmedian miscellanea through Drexel University.

Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. Here you can find biographical essays or comments on the women mathematicians profiled on this site, as well as additional resources about women in mathematics.

Isaac Newton Resources

National and international visitor research institute which runs research programmes on selected themes in mathematics and the mathematical sciences with applications over a wide range of science and technology.

The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive

Contains biographies of mathematicians, a timeline of important events in the history of mathematics, and an interactive index of famous curves.

The Mathematical Quotations Server

Quotations by mathematicians or about mathematics.

Mathematicians in Richard S. Westfall's Archive
Contains concise biographical details of members of the Scientific Mathematics Community of the 16th and 17th Centuries.

Mathematics Genealogy Project

Seeks to compile information about all mathematicians of the world.

Math Biographies - Euler - Books

The Early Mathematics of Leonhard Euler. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America by C. Edward Sandifer
Call #: 510.92 E88
ISBN: 0883855593
Publication Date: 2006

Describes Euler's early and most important mathematical works before he left St. Petersburg in 1741 to join the Academy of Frederick the Great in Berlin.
Euler and Modern Science. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, English ed. by N. N. Bogolyubov, G. K. Mikhailov, and A. P. Yushkevich, eds.
Call #: 510.92 E92
ISBN: 088385564X
Publication Date: 2007

Extensive treatment of Euler's contributions in mathematics and related fields.
Euler At 300: An Appreciation. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America by Robert E. Bradley, Lawrence D'Antonio, and C. Edward Sandifer, eds.
Call #: 510.92 E93
ISBN: 0883855658
Publication Date: 2007

Compilation of papers about Leonhard Euler to commemorate his 300th anniversary.
Euler: The Master of Us All. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America by William Dunham
Call #: 510.92 Z228
ISBN: 0883853280
Publication Date: 1999

Examines the huge scope of mathematical areas explored and developed by Euler, which includes number theory, combinatorics, geometry, complex variables and many more.
The Genius of Euler: Reflections on His Life and Work. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America by William Dunham, ed.
Call #: 510.92 E89
ISBN: 0883855585
Publication Date: 2006

Addresses biographical, historical, and mathematical aspects of Euler's life and work.
How Euler Did It. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America by C. Edward Sandifer
Call #: 510.92 E91
ISBN: 0883855631
Publication Date: 2007

Collection of 40 monthly columns that appeared on MAA Online between November 2003 and February 2007 about the mathematical and scientific work of the great 18th-century Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler.