Richard Courant

German american mathematician (1888-1972).

Born January 8th, 1888 in Lubliniec.

Died January 27th, 1972 at 84 years old in New Rochelle.

Occupations
mathematician, physicist, university teacher
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel