Who are Africa's famous Mathematicians?

Technically Euclid. He is referred to as Euclid of Alexandria and so originated from Egypt in the North of Africa. There is a bit of a mystery about where he came from. Other Greco-Egyptian mathematicians who practices in Alexandria include Ptole... read more

Technically Euclid. He is referred to as Euclid of Alexandria and so originated from Egypt in the North of Africa. There is a bit of a mystery about where he came from. Other Greco-Egyptian mathematicians who practices in Alexandria include Ptolemy, Pappus of Alexandria, and Hypatia. read more

Fern Hunt also says Assani is her candidate for the greatest Black Mathematician. Graham: American Carl Graham, the most junior of this group and a professor at École Polytécnic in Paris, was born in the U.S. but his African American mathematician father Eugene Graham emigrated to France where Graham was raised. read more

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