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This is an English translation of the obituary notice by Beno Eckmann, appearing in Elemente der Mathematik 47.3 (1992) 118--122 (in German).

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Biography and publications list for Donald Arthur Preece, who died on 6 January 2014, who made many contributions in statistics (experimental design) and in combinatorics.

History and Overview · Mathematics 2014-02-11 R. A. Bailey

We review the life and remarkable contributions to Physics of Gregor Wentzel.

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2008-09-15 Peter G. O. Freund , Charles J. Goebel , Yoichiro Nambu , Reinhard Oehme

We discuss the scientific contributions of Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, his opinions and his legacy.

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On 28th and 29th of January 2013 we held an international meeting in Zielona G\'ora (Poland) honouring the first anniversary of premature passing away^(1) of Professor Roman Juszkiewicz. We have celebrated an opening of a new seminar room…

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On Saturday 26 September, around 4am, John Barrow died aged 67, with his wife Elizabeth and son Roger at his side. From a scientific perspective, it is hard to conceive a more premature end. During lockdown alone, whilst undergoing…

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We report on the life and work of F. Wiener, whom we confused with N. Wiener in a previous article.

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The figure of Raoul Gatto, who died in 2017, is remembered here, with an illustration of his career and the main results of his research, along with the personal memories of some of those who worked with him.

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2018-10-16 Roberto Casalbuoni , Daniele Dominici

This brief text is in memory of Professor Ivan Kupka. It presents his vision, scientific life, his interest in mathematics and our join collaboration.

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This is a short obituary of Saunders Mac Lane (1909--2005).

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In the article we give an appreciation of Edward Nelson's multifaceted contribution to mathematics, and particularly to foundational theories of infinitesimals.

History and Overview · Mathematics 2015-06-05 Mikhail G. Katz , Semen S. Kutateladze

Cem Tezer was a fastidious, meticulous, highly idiosyncratic and versatile scientist. Without him Turkish community of mathematics would be incomplete. Our sense of gratitude for his work in various areas of mathematics, history of…

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Karl Stein was one of the pillars of the German school of several complex variables. In this article his scientific contributions are outlined in historical perspective.

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These are reminiscences of V. P. Havin (1933--2015), founder of the modern St. Petersburg analysis school.

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The theoretical physicist and mathematician Aristophanes Dimakis passed away on July 8, 2021, at the age of 68, in Athens, Greece. We briefly review his life, career and scientific achievements.

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