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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics (1903–1996).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Occupations
historian of mathematics, mathematician, university teacher
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