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Table of amateur mathematicians

This is a table of amateur mathematicians—people whose primary vocation did not involve mathematics (or any similar discipline) yet made notable, and sometimes important, contributions to the field of mathematics.

See also Lists of mathematicians

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Portrait Name Vocation Date Death Nationality
Ahmes Scribe c. - 1500 BCE  Egypt
Ashutosh Mukherjee Lawyer 29 Jun 1864 25 May 1924  India - Indian mathematicians
Robert Ammann Programmer and postal worker 1 Oct 1946 May 1994  USA - List of American mathematicians
John Arbuthnot Surgeon and author 29 Apr 1667 27 Feb 1735  Scotland
Jean-Robert Argand Shopkeeper 18 Jul 1768 13 Aug 1822  Switzerland
Leon Bankoff Beverly Hills dentist 13 Dec 1908 16 Feb 1997  USA - List of American mathematicians
Rev. Thomas Bayes Presbyterian minister c. 1701 7 Apr 1761  England
Andrew Beal Businessman 29 Nov 1952  USA - List of American mathematicians
Isaac Beeckman Candlemaker 10 Dec 1588 19 May 1637  Netherlands
Chester Ittner Bliss Biologist 1899 1979  USA - List of American mathematicians
Napoléon Bonaparte General 15 Aug 1769 5 May 1821  France
Mary Everest Boole Homemaker, librarian 11 Mar 1832 17 May 1916  England
William Bourne Innkeeper c. 1535 1582  England
Nathaniel Bowditch Indentured bookkeeper 26 Mar 1773 16 Mar 1838  USA - List of American mathematicians
Achille Brocot Clockmaker 11 Jul 1817 19 Jan 1878  France
Harlan J. Brothers Teacher, inventor, and musician  USA - List of American mathematicians
Jost Bürgi Clockmaker 28 Feb 1552 31 Jan 1632  Switzerland
Marvin Ray Burns Veteran
Gerolamo Cardano Medical doctor 24 Sep 1501 21 Sep 1576  Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
D. G. Champernowne College student 9 Jul 1912 19 Aug 2000  England
Thomas Clausen Technical assistant 16 Jan 1801 23 May 1885  Denmark
Sir James Cockle Judge 14 Jan 1819 27 Jan 1895  England
Federico Commandino Medical doctor 1509 5 Sep 1575  Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
Herb Conn Rock climber 16 Apr 1924 1 Feb 2012  USA - List of American mathematicians
William Crabtree Merchant 1610 1644  England
Nathan Daboll Cooper Error in Template:Date table sorting: '5 May 1750 [O.S. Apr 24, 1750]' is an invalid date 9 Mar 1818  USA - List of American mathematicians
Felix Delastelle Bonded warehouseman 2 Jan 1840 2 Apr 1902  France
Martin Demaine Goldsmith and glass artist 1942  USA - List of American mathematicians
Humphry Ditton Minister 29 May 1675 15 Oct 1715  England
Harvey Dubner Engineer 23 Oct 2019  USA - List of American mathematicians
Henry Dudeney Civil servant 10 Apr 1857 23 Apr 1930  England
Albrecht Dürer Painter 21 May 1471 6 Apr 1528  Germany - List of German mathematicians
M. C. Escher Graphic artist 17 Jun 1898 27 Mar 1972  Netherlands
John Ernest Painter 6 May 1922 Jul 21, 1994  USA - List of American mathematicians
Pasquale Joseph Federico Patent attorney 25 Mar 1902 2 Jan 1982  USA - List of American mathematicians
Pierre de Fermat Lawyer c. 31 Oct – c. 6 Dec 1607 12 Jan 1665  France
Sarah Flannery High school student 1982  Ireland
Reo Fortune Anthropologist 27 Mar 1903 25 Nov 1979  New Zealand
John G.F. Francis Research assistant 1934  England
Benjamin Franklin Printer and diplomat Error in Template:Date table sorting: '17 Jan 1706 [O.S. Jan 6, 1706]' is an invalid date 17 Apr 1790  USA - List of American mathematicians
Bernard Frenicle de Bessy Mathematician c. 1604 1674  France
Gemma Frisius Medical doctor 9 Dec 1508 25 May 1555  Netherlands
Britney Gallivan High school student 1985  USA - List of American mathematicians
James Garfield United States President 19 Nov 1831 19 Sep 1881  USA - List of American mathematicians
Antoine Gombaud Essayist 1607 29 Dec 1684  France
Thorold Gosset Lawyer 16 Oct 1869 Dec 1962  England
Jørgen Pedersen Gram Actuary 27 Jun 1850 29 Apr 1916  Denmark
Hermann Grassmann School teacher 15 Apr 1809 26 Sep 1877  Germany - List of German mathematicians
John Graunt Haberdasher 24 Apr 1620 18 Apr 1674  England
George Green Miller 14 Jul 1793 31 May 1841  England
Aubrey de Grey Gerontologist 20 Apr 1963  England
André-Michel Guerry Lawyer Dec 24, 1802 9 Apr 1866  France
Charles James Hargreave Judge 4 Dec 1820 23 Apr 1866  England
Oliver Heaviside Telegraph operator 18 May 1850 3 Feb 1925  England
Kurt Heegner Private scholar 16 Dec 1893 2 Feb 1965  Germany - List of German mathematicians
Anthony Hill Painter 1930  England
Paul Jaccard Botanist 18 Nov 1868 9 May 1944  Switzerland
AlFred Bray Kempe lawyer 6 Jul 1849 21 Apr 1922  England
Thomas Kirkman Church rector 31 Mar 1806 3 Feb 1895  England
Laurence Monroe Klauber Herpetologist 21 Dec 1883 8 May 1968  USA - List of American mathematicians
Hedy Lamarr Actress 9 Nov 1914 19 Jan 2000  Austria
Harry Lindgren Civil servant 1912 1992  England
Ada Lovelace Countess 10 Dec 1815 27 Nov 1852  England
Lu Jiaxi High school physics teacher 10 Jun 1935 31 Oct 1983  China - List of Chinese mathematicians
Kenneth McIntyre Lawyer 22 Aug 1910 20 May 2004  Australia
Danica McKellar Actress 3 Jan 1975  USA - List of American mathematicians
Anderson Gray McKendrick Medical doctor 8 Sep 1876 30 May 1943  Scotland
Marin Mersenne Theologian 8 Sep 1588 1 Sep 1648  France
Florence Nightingale Nurse 12 May 1820 13 Aug 1910  England
George Phillips Odom Jr. Artist 1941 18 Dec 2010  USA - List of American mathematicians
B. Nicolò I. Paganini Schoolboy[1] c. 1853
Pāṇini Linguist Error in Template:Date table sorting: '6th to 4th century BCE' is an invalid date  India - Indian mathematicians
Blaise Pascal Heir, private scholar 19 Jun 1623 19 Aug 1662  France
Henry Perigal Stockbroker 1 Apr 1801 6 Jun 1898  England
Kenneth Perko Lawyer
Ivan Pervushin Priest 15 Jan 1827 17 Jun 1900  Russia - List of Russian mathematicians
Piero della Francesca Painter c. 1415 12 Oct 1492  Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
Pingala Musician Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'unclear, 3rd or 2nd century BCE' is an invalid date  India - Indian mathematicians
William Playfair Draftsman 22 Sep 1759 11 Feb 1823  Scotland
Henry Cabourn Pocklington Schoolmaster 28 Jan 1870 15 May 1952  England
François Proth Farmer 1852 1879  France
Ramchundra Head master 1821 1880  India - Indian mathematicians
Marjorie Rice Homemaker 16 Feb 1923 2 Jul 2017  USA - List of American mathematicians
Olinde Rodrigues Banker, social reformer 6 Oct 1795 17 Dec 1851  France
Lee Sallows Mathematician 30 Apr 1944  England
Robert Schlaifer Classics scholar 13 Sep 1914 24 Jul 1994  USA - List of American mathematicians
Robert Schneider Musician and record producer 9 Mar 1971  USA - List of American mathematicians
William Shanks Landlord 25 Jan 1812 Jun 1882  England
Abraham Sharp Schoolmaster 1653 18 Jul 1742  England
Simon Stevin Merchants clerk 1548 1620  Belgium
Alicia Boole Stott Secretary 8 Jun 1860 17 Dec 1940  Ireland
Paul Tannery Tobacco factory director 20 Dec 1843 27 Nov 1904  France
Gaston Tarry Civil servant 27 Sep 1843 21 Jun 1913  France
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia Bookkeeper c. 1499 – c. 1500 13 Dec 1557  Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
Nikola Tesla Engineer, inventor 10 Jul 1856 7 Jan 1943  Serbia
Sebastien Truchet Monk 1657 5 Feb 1729  France
Franciscus Vieta Lawyer 1540 23 Feb 1603  France
Giordano Vitale Soldier 15 Oct 1633 3 Nov 1711  Italy - List of Italian mathematicians
Walter Frank Raphael Weldon Evolutionary biologist 15 Mar 1860 13 Apr 1906  England
Johannes Werner Parish priest 14 Feb 1468 May 1522  Germany - List of German mathematicians
Caspar Wessel Lawyer 8 Jun 1745 25 Mar 1818  Denmark
Leo Wiener Linguist 1862 1939  USA - List of American mathematicians
Frank Wilcoxon Chemist 2 Sep 1892 18 Nov 1965  USA - List of American mathematicians
Edouard Zeckendorf Medical doctor 2 May 1901 16 May 1983  Belgium


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References

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  1. ^ Sprugnoli, Renzo (27 Sep 2005). "Introduzione alla matematica: La matematica della scuola media" (PDF). Universita degli Studi di Firenze: Dipartimento di Sistemi e Informatica. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 Sep 2012. Retrieved 21 Aug 2012.
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