Mathematician:Wilhelm Xylander
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Mathematician
German classical scholar and humanist who translated the Arithmetica of Diophantus.
Nationality
Bavarian
History
- Born: 26 December 1532 in Augsburg, Bavaria
- Died: 10 February 1576 in Heidelberg
Publications
- 1575: Translation into Latin of the Arithmetica of Diophantus.
Also known as
His name at birth was Wilhelm Holtzman. Xylander was the Graecised version of his name.
Also known as Guilielmus Xylander.
Sources
- 1992: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): The First Pure Number Puzzles