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Pronunciation Guide to Mathematical Surnames

January 27, 2016

A much-needed guide to pronouncing mathematicians' names (Euler, Cauchy, Galois…).

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Free for classrooms, worksheets, slides and other non-commercial use under CC BY-NC 4.0, with credit to Ben Orlin.

Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2016-01-27-pronunciation-guide-to-mathematical-surnames/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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[Book cover] "Pronunciation Guide to Mathematical Surnames, for the clumsy English speaker"

Topics
Math Culture › History of Math
Level
High SchoolCollege
Themes
MathematiciansLanguage & WordplayLiterature & Myth