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Benoit Mandelbrot
Polish-born, french and american mathematician.
Born November 20th, 1924 in Warsaw.
Died October 14th, 2010 at 85 years old in Cambridge (pancreatic cancer).
Occupations
computer scientist, economist, engineer, mathematician, professor, scientist, university teacher, writer
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci