Person: Hönig, Chaim Samuel

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Chaim Samuel Hönig was born in Berlin but became a Brazilian citizen. He was the founder of the Brazilian Mathematics Colloquium in 1957 and its first organiser. He was also a founder of the Brazilian Mathematical Society in 1969 and its first president.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1 February 1926, Berlin, Germany. Died 19 March 2018, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Origin Germany


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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive