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Table of amateur mathematicians
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This is a table of amateur mathematicians—people whose primary vocation did not involve mathematics (or any similar discipline) yet made notable, and sometimes important, contributions to the field of mathematics.
See also Lists of mathematicians
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| Ahmes | Scribe | c. - 1500 BCE |  Egypt
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Ashutosh Mukherjee | Lawyer | 29 Jun 1864 | 25 May 1924 |  India - Indian mathematicians
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| Robert Ammann | Programmer and postal worker | 1 Oct 1946 | May 1994 |  USA - List of American mathematicians
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John Arbuthnot | Surgeon and author | 29 Apr 1667 | 27 Feb 1735 |  Scotland
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| Jean-Robert Argand | Shopkeeper | 18 Jul 1768 | 13 Aug 1822 |  Switzerland
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| Leon Bankoff | Beverly Hills dentist | 13 Dec 1908 | 16 Feb 1997 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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Rev. Thomas Bayes | Presbyterian minister | c. 1701 | 7 Apr 1761 |  England
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| Andrew Beal | Businessman | 29 Nov 1952 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Isaac Beeckman | Candlemaker | 10 Dec 1588 | 19 May 1637 |  Netherlands
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| Chester Ittner Bliss | Biologist | 1899 | 1979 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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Napoléon Bonaparte | General | 15 Aug 1769 | 5 May 1821 |  France
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| Mary Everest Boole | Homemaker, librarian | 11 Mar 1832 | 17 May 1916 | England
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| William Bourne | Innkeeper | c. 1535 | 1582 | England
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Nathaniel Bowditch | Indentured bookkeeper | 26 Mar 1773 | 16 Mar 1838 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Achille Brocot | Clockmaker | 11 Jul 1817 | 19 Jan 1878 | France
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Harlan J. Brothers | Teacher, inventor, and musician | USA - List of American mathematicians
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Jost Bürgi | Clockmaker | 28 Feb 1552 | 31 Jan 1632 | Switzerland
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Gerolamo Cardano | Medical doctor | 24 Sep 1501 | 21 Sep 1576 |  Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
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| D. G. Champernowne | College student | 9 Jul 1912 | 19 Aug 2000 | England
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Thomas Clausen | Technical assistant | 16 Jan 1801 | 23 May 1885 |  Denmark
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Sir James Cockle | Judge | 14 Jan 1819 | 27 Jan 1895 | England
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Federico Commandino | Medical doctor | 1509 | 5 Sep 1575 | Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
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Herb Conn | Rock climber | 16 Apr 1924 | 1 Feb 2012 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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William Crabtree | Merchant | 1610 | 1644 | England
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| Nathan Daboll | Cooper | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '5 May 1750 [O.S. Apr 24, 1750]' is an invalid date | 9 Mar 1818 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Felix Delastelle | Bonded warehouseman | 2 Jan 1840 | 2 Apr 1902 | France
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Martin Demaine | Goldsmith and glass artist | 1942 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Humphry Ditton | Minister | 29 May 1675 | 15 Oct 1715 | England
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| Harvey Dubner | Engineer | 23 Oct 2019 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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Henry Dudeney | Civil servant | 10 Apr 1857 | 23 Apr 1930 | England
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Albrecht Dürer | Painter | 21 May 1471 | 6 Apr 1528 |  Germany - List of German mathematicians
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M. C. Escher | Graphic artist | 17 Jun 1898 | 27 Mar 1972 | Netherlands
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| John Ernest | Painter | 6 May 1922 | Jul 21, 1994 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Pasquale Joseph Federico | Patent attorney | 25 Mar 1902 | 2 Jan 1982 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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Pierre de Fermat | Lawyer | c. 31 Oct – c. 6 Dec 1607 | 12 Jan 1665 | France
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| Sarah Flannery | High school student | 1982 |  Ireland
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| Reo Fortune | Anthropologist | 27 Mar 1903 | 25 Nov 1979 |  New Zealand
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| John G.F. Francis | Research assistant | 1934 | England
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Benjamin Franklin | Printer and diplomat | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '17 Jan 1706 [O.S. Jan 6, 1706]' is an invalid date | 17 Apr 1790 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Bernard Frenicle de Bessy | Mathematician | c. 1604 | 1674 | France
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Gemma Frisius | Medical doctor | 9 Dec 1508 | 25 May 1555 | Netherlands
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| Britney Gallivan | High school student | 1985 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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James Garfield | United States President | 19 Nov 1831 | 19 Sep 1881 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Antoine Gombaud | Essayist | 1607 | 29 Dec 1684 | France
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| Thorold Gosset | Lawyer | 16 Oct 1869 | Dec 1962 | England
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Jørgen Pedersen Gram | Actuary | 27 Jun 1850 | 29 Apr 1916 | Denmark
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Hermann Grassmann | School teacher | 15 Apr 1809 | 26 Sep 1877 | Germany - List of German mathematicians
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John Graunt | Haberdasher | 24 Apr 1620 | 18 Apr 1674 | England
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| George Green | Miller | 14 Jul 1793 | 31 May 1841 | England
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Aubrey de Grey | Gerontologist | 20 Apr 1963 | England
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| André-Michel Guerry | Lawyer | Dec 24, 1802 | 9 Apr 1866 | France
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| Charles James Hargreave | Judge | 4 Dec 1820 | 23 Apr 1866 | England
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Oliver Heaviside | Telegraph operator | 18 May 1850 | 3 Feb 1925 | England
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| Kurt Heegner | Private scholar | 16 Dec 1893 | 2 Feb 1965 | Germany - List of German mathematicians
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| Anthony Hill | Painter | 1930 | England
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| Paul Jaccard | Botanist | 18 Nov 1868 | 9 May 1944 | Switzerland
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AlFred Bray Kempe | lawyer | 6 Jul 1849 | 21 Apr 1922 | England
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Thomas Kirkman | Church rector | 31 Mar 1806 | 3 Feb 1895 | England
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| Laurence Monroe Klauber | Herpetologist | 21 Dec 1883 | 8 May 1968 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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Hedy Lamarr | Actress | 9 Nov 1914 | 19 Jan 2000 |  Austria
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| Harry Lindgren | Civil servant | 1912 | 1992 | England
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Ada Lovelace | Countess | 10 Dec 1815 | 27 Nov 1852 | England
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| Lu Jiaxi | High school physics teacher | 10 Jun 1935 | 31 Oct 1983 |  China - List of Chinese mathematicians
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| Kenneth McIntyre | Lawyer | 22 Aug 1910 | 20 May 2004 |  Australia
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Danica McKellar | Actress | 3 Jan 1975 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Anderson Gray McKendrick | Medical doctor | 8 Sep 1876 | 30 May 1943 | Scotland
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Marin Mersenne | Theologian | 8 Sep 1588 | 1 Sep 1648 | France
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Florence Nightingale | Nurse | 12 May 1820 | 13 Aug 1910 | England
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| George Phillips Odom Jr. | Artist | 1941 | 18 Dec 2010 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| B. Nicolò I. Paganini | Schoolboy[1] | c. 1853 | |||
| Pāṇini | Linguist | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '6th to 4th century BCE' is an invalid date | India - Indian mathematicians
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Blaise Pascal | Heir, private scholar | 19 Jun 1623 | 19 Aug 1662 | France
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Henry Perigal | Stockbroker | 1 Apr 1801 | 6 Jun 1898 | England
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| Ivan Pervushin | Priest | 15 Jan 1827 | 17 Jun 1900 |  Russia - List of Russian mathematicians
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Piero della Francesca | Painter | c. 1415 | 12 Oct 1492 | Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
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| Pingala | Musician | Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'unclear, 3rd or 2nd century BCE' is an invalid date | India - Indian mathematicians
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| William Playfair | Draftsman | 22 Sep 1759 | 11 Feb 1823 | Scotland
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| Henry Cabourn Pocklington | Schoolmaster | 28 Jan 1870 | 15 May 1952 | England
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| François Proth | Farmer | 1852 | 1879 | France
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| Ramchundra | Head master | 1821 | 1880 | India - Indian mathematicians
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| Marjorie Rice | Homemaker | 16 Feb 1923 | 2 Jul 2017 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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Olinde Rodrigues | Banker, social reformer | 6 Oct 1795 | 17 Dec 1851 | France
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Lee Sallows | Mathematician | 30 Apr 1944 | England
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| Robert Schlaifer | Classics scholar | 13 Sep 1914 | 24 Jul 1994 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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Robert Schneider | Musician and record producer | 9 Mar 1971 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| William Shanks | Landlord | 25 Jan 1812 | Jun 1882 | England
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Abraham Sharp | Schoolmaster | 1653 | 18 Jul 1742 | England
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Simon Stevin | Merchants clerk | 1548 | 1620 |  Belgium
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| Alicia Boole Stott | Secretary | 8 Jun 1860 | 17 Dec 1940 | Ireland
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Paul Tannery | Tobacco factory director | 20 Dec 1843 | 27 Nov 1904 | France
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Gaston Tarry | Civil servant | 27 Sep 1843 | 21 Jun 1913 | France
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Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia | Bookkeeper | c. 1499 – c. 1500 | 13 Dec 1557 | Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
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Nikola Tesla | Engineer, inventor | 10 Jul 1856 | 7 Jan 1943 |  Serbia
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Sebastien Truchet | Monk | 1657 | 5 Feb 1729 | France
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Franciscus Vieta | Lawyer | 1540 | 23 Feb 1603 | France
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| Giordano Vitale | Soldier | 15 Oct 1633 | 3 Nov 1711 | Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
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Walter Frank Raphael Weldon | Evolutionary biologist | 15 Mar 1860 | 13 Apr 1906 | England
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Johannes Werner | Parish priest | 14 Feb 1468 | May 1522 | Germany - List of German mathematicians
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| Caspar Wessel | Lawyer | 8 Jun 1745 | 25 Mar 1818 | Denmark
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| Leo Wiener | Linguist | 1862 | 1939 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Frank Wilcoxon | Chemist | 2 Sep 1892 | 18 Nov 1965 | USA - List of American mathematicians
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| Edouard Zeckendorf | Medical doctor | 2 May 1901 | 16 May 1983 | Belgium
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References[edit]
- ^ Sprugnoli, Renzo (27 Sep 2005). "Introduzione alla matematica: La matematica della scuola media" (PDF). Universita degli Studi di Firenze: Dipartimento di Sistemi e Informatica. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 Sep 2012. Retrieved 21 Aug 2012.