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Richard Courant (January 8, 1888 – January 27, 1972) was a German mathematician. He is best known by the general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins, which was praised by Albert Einstein: "A lucid representation of the fundamental concepts and methods of the whole field of mathematics...Easily understandable."

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  • Richard Courant (January 8, 1888 – January 27, 1972) was a German mathematician. He is best known by the general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins, which was praised by Albert Einstein: "A lucid representation of the fundamental concepts and methods of the whole field of mathematics...Easily understandable."
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  • Richard Courant
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  • University of Göttingen
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  • 1972-01-27(xsd:date)
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  • Mathematics
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  • German American
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  • Richard Courant (January 8, 1888 – January 27, 1972) was a German mathematician. He is best known by the general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins, which was praised by Albert Einstein: "A lucid representation of the fundamental concepts and methods of the whole field of mathematics...Easily understandable."
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