Veniamin Kagan

Russian mathematician (1869-1953).

Born March 9th, 1869 in Šiauliai.

Died May 8th, 1953 at 84 years old in Moscow.

Occupations
historian of mathematics, mathematician, university teacher
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon