Person: Alcuin

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Alcuin was an English mathematician who wrote elementary texts on arithmetic, geometry and astronomy.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 735, York, Yorkshire, England. Died 19 May 804, Tours, France.

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Astronomy, Origin England, Puzzles And Problems

Epochs: 1


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Github:
bookofproofs
non-Github:
@J-J-O'Connor
@E-F-Robertson


References

Adapted from other CC BY-SA 4.0 Sources:

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