Oslo 1936

D. Albers, G. Alexanderson and Constance Reid
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D. Albers: Menlo College, Math Department
G. Alexanderson: University of Santa Clara, Department of Math

A chapter in International Mathematical Congresses, 1986, pp 24-25 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract By 1936, when the International Congress of Mathematicians convened in Oslo, Hitler had come to power in Germany and a number of the best known German mathematicians were already refugees from their homeland. In Italy, Mussolini had demanded an oath of loyalty from all university professors and, when Volterra had refused to sign, had dismissed him from the University of Rome and later from all Italian scientific academies. Although German supporters of the new regime and refugees were both at Oslo, not a single Italian male mathematician appeared. (Two women came.) The world’s politicial and economic upheavals were also reflected in declining attendance: Bologna, 836; Zürich, 667; Oslo, 487.

Keywords: Massachusetts Institute; Elliptic Function; Human Mind; Field Medal; Foreign Affair (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-0299-5_12

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