Founders of Mathematical Societies
Test your knowledge about the founders of various mathematical societies.
Questions
Who was the founder of the American Mathematical Society?
- George Birkhoff
- Thomas Edison
- John von Neumann
- James Joseph Sylvester
Who was the founder of the Mathematical Association of America?
- Benjamin Pierce
- George William Hill
- James Pierpont
- Edwin Bidwell Wilson
Who was the founder of the London Mathematical Society?
- Augustus De Morgan
- William Rowan Hamilton
- Charles Babbage
- George Boole
Who was the founder of the French Mathematical Society?
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange
- Pierre-Simon Laplace
- Gaspard Monge
- Jean-Baptiste Fourier
Who was the founder of the German Mathematical Society?
- Karl Weierstrass
- Leopold Kronecker
- Felix Klein
- David Hilbert
Who was the founder of the Italian Mathematical Society?
- Francesco Brioschi
- Luigi Cremona
- Eugenio Beltrami
- Guido Castelnuovo
Who was the founder of the Japanese Mathematical Society?
- Kikuchi Dairoku
- Fujisawa Rikitaro
- Takagi Teiji
- Nishiyama Toshihiko
Who was the founder of the Indian Mathematical Society?
- Srinivasa Ramanujan
- C. V. Raman
- Meghnad Saha
- S. N. Bose
Who was the founder of the Canadian Mathematical Society?
- John Charles Fields
- Harold Scott Macdonald Coxeter
- Richard Guy
- James Arthur
Who was the founder of the Australian Mathematical Society?
- Thomas Ranken Lyle
- Orwell de R. Foenander
- John Medley Wood
- Edward John Nanson
Who was the founder of the New Zealand Mathematical Society?
- George Forbes
- Charles Chilton
- Ernest Rutherford
- David Strang
Who was the founder of the South African Mathematical Society?
- John William Bews
- Louis Bosman
- Sidney Skewes
- Harold Scott Macdonald Coxeter
Who was the founder of the Brazilian Mathematical Society?
- Gastão Cruls
- Henrique Morize
- Miguel Ozorio de Almeida
- Immanuel Löwy
Who was the founder of the Argentine Mathematical Union?
- Julio Rey Pastor
- José Babini
- Alberto González Domínguez
- Luis Santaló
Who was the founder of the Mexican Mathematical Society?
- Alfonso Nápoles Gándara
- Manuel Sandoval Vallarta
- Carlos Graef Fernández
- Guillermo Haro