Mathematician:Lancelot Thomas Hogben

Mathematician

British experimental zoologist and medical statistician who wrote popular books on science, mathematics and language in his later career.

Nationality

English

History

• Born: 9 December 1895 in Portsmouth, England, UK
• Died: 22 August 1975 in Wrexham, Wales, UK

Publications

• 1936: Mathematics for the Million
• 1938: Science for the Citizen
• 1955: The Wonderful World of Mathematics

Notable Quotes

I like Scandinavians, skiing, swimming and socialists who realize it is our business to promote social progress by peaceful methods. I dislike football, economists, eugenicists, Fascists, Stalinists, and Scottish conservatives. I think that sex is necessary and bankers are not.

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Lancelot Thomas Hogben": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive